# Accident 19841229069469A: Cessna 172N, Dothan, AL, December 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1984, 00:15 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: Dothan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0561° N, 85.1614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0561&lon=-85.1614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6527D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6527D-1985-06-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841229069469A

## Narrative

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

SHOT ILS APPROACH, WEATHER BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS. DELAYED MISSED APPROACH, FLEW INTO GROUND JUST SHORT OF 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 ATL85FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA071), Dec 30, 1984: Cessna 172N (N6527D), Dothan, AL, substantial damage

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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