# Accident 19841231069219A: Cessna 172N, Port Townsend, WA, December 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1984, 12:43 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Airport: Jefferson Co International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0291° N, 122.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0291&lon=-122.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4502E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841231069219A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF EARLY WITH LOW AIRSPEED AND TAILWIND. LEFT WING DROPPED, ABORTED TAKEOFF, HIT NOSE LOW LEFT WING DOWN.

## 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 SEA85LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA038), Jan 1, 1985: Cessna 172 (N4502E), Port Townsend, WA, 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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