# Accident 19840811039879A: Cessna 172N, Creswell, OR, August 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1984, 16:35 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9002° N, 123.0194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9002&lon=-123.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3278E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278E-1993-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 8 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FYK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FYK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840811039879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AFTER ABORTING LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA84FYK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FYK01), Aug 11, 1984: Cessna 172N (N3278E), Creswell, OR, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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