# Accident 19850217029989A: Cessna 172K, Spanaway, WA, February 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Spanaway, WA
- Airport: Spanaway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0506° N, 122.3591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0506&lon=-122.3591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84578, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84578) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 19 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217029989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DISTRACTED ON FINAL AND ALLOWED AIRCRAFT WING TO STRIKE A TREE. CONTINUED TO SAFE LANDING ON 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 SEA85LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA061), Feb 17, 1985: Cessna 172 (N84578), Spanaway, 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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