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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Gaithersburg, MD · September 11, 1984

Date
September 11, 1984 · 15:00 local
Place
Gaithersburg, MD
Airport
Montgomery Co
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5258E
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA309
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22 total22 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Touched down with left quartering tailwind. Veered left off of runway, ran into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

TOUCHED DOWN WITH LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. VEERED LEFT OFF OF RUNWAY, RAN INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.