# Accident 19840911047969A: Cessna 172N, Gaithersburg, MD, September 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1705° N, 77.1802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1705&lon=-77.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5258E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5258E-2013-01-31) (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: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840911047969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC84LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA309), Sep 11, 1984: Cessna 172N (N5258E), Gaithersburg, MD, 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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