# Accident 19841007074969A: Cessna 172N, Ashford, WA, October 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1984, 09:54 local time
- Place: Ashford, WA
- Airport: Hewitt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8802° N, 121.7397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8802&lon=-121.7397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739UW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739UW-1989-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007074969A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN A GUSTY WIND. LEFT THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 SEA85LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA005), Oct 7, 1984: Cessna 172N (N739UW), Ashford, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N739UW (1)

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

- [Accident 19860212002829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860212002829A), Feb 12, 1986: Cessna 172N (N739UW), Renton, WA, Substantial damage. Directional control was lost on takeoff roll. Aircraft struck a building and a parked truck.

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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