# Accident 19840817041539A: Cessna 172N, Nantucket, MA, August 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1984, 13:15 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Nantucket Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2533° N, 70.0605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NANTUCKET MEML (ACK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2533&lon=-70.0605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739ZU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739ZU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840817041539A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER BESIDE THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY WINDS. CROSS WINDS EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## 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 NYC84LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA279), Aug 17, 1984: Cessna 172N (N739ZU), Nantucket, MA, destroyed

## Other reports on N739ZU (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990619027009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619027009I), Jun 19, 1999: Cessna 172N (N739ZU), Bloomington, IN. On June 19, 1999 at approximately 1203 EST N739ZU, a Cessna 172 piloted by trent bennett private pilot certificate no. 310767965, lost engine power while in…

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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