# Accident 19840927075999A: Cessna 172N, Stockton, CA, September 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1984, 20:58 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9004° N, 121.3994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9004&lon=-121.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738PS-2022-07-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 446 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA471) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840927075999A

## Narrative

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

COULD NOT ROTATE AT 50 KIAS. AT 70 KTS BECAME AIRBORNE, PITCHED UP. PILOT LOWERED NOSE, DIVED TO RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX84LA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA471), Sep 28, 1984: Cessna 172N (N738PS), Stockton, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N738PS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960604014969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960604014969A), Jun 4, 1996: Cessna 172N (N738PS), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. Reported blinded by sun landing. Impacted runway nose first. Porpoised. Collapsed nose gear.

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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