# Accident 19840909049779A: Cessna 172N, Lisle, IL, September 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1984, 00:35 local time
- Place: Lisle, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7903° N, 88.0803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7903&lon=-88.0803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5289D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840909049779A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUDS. ATC TRIED TO VECTOR TO AIRPORT, LOST CONTROL. SMALL AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA FOUND IN WRECKAGE.

## 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 CHI84FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA383), Sep 9, 1984: Cessna 172N (N5289D), Lisle, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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