# Accident 19850127022289A: Cessna 170A, Lopez, WA, January 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Lopez, WA
- Airport: Lopez
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4906° N, 122.8696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4906&lon=-122.8696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3845V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3845V-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 591 total, 118 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850127022289A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED A WINGOVER TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. UNABLE TO PULL OUT OF DIVE IN TIME, IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 SEA85FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA049), Jan 27, 1985: Cessna 170A (N3845V), Lopez, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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