# Accident 19840927025249A: Cessna 172Q, Prescott, AZ, September 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1984, 23:45 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 34.6197° N, 112.4200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6197&lon=-112.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915ER-1995-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172Q (registry code 2072437, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172Q
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 238 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA498) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840927025249A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT PILOT TO FLY TOO LOW, COLLIDED WITH TREES. ATC STRIP MISFILED,DELAYED,SEARCH AND RESCUE.

## 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 LAX84FA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA498), Sep 27, 1984: Cessna 172Q (N915ER), Prescott, AZ, 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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