- Date
- August 11, 1984, 16:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Creswell, OR
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3278ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840811039879A
- Case key
- 39832
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with wires during an attempted go-around. The plt stated that he had made one go-around and on the 2NDLANDING attempt he landed hard in gusty wind & bounced. During the 2nd go-around he collided with wires & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3278E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271489
- Airframe hours
- 1,474
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gladys Corderman, doing business as Creswell Flight Center
- Registered owner
- Jerry D. Marshall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 20, 1984 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- S21 · Sun River, OR
- Destination
- 77S · Creswell, OR
- Airport
- 09 · Hobby Field, runway 16, 2,100 × 19 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 8 in this make and model · 99 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.