# Accident 19840823046419A: Cessna 172M, Winston Salem, NC, August 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1984, 15:58 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1007° N, 80.3190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1007&lon=-80.3190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9657Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 20 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840823046419A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO SLOW AND TOO HIGH AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 ATL84LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA267), Aug 23, 1984: Cessna 172M (N9657Q), Winston-Salem, NC, substantial damage

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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