NTSB CHI85LA008 — 1984-10-06 · YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, United States

Current FAA registration · N738CY

Make / Model: CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture: 1977 · 7 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19771031
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A9E90C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N738CY Cessna 172N None

Factual narrative

AFTER RETURNING TO THE ARPT, THE PLT ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR A X-WIND LANDING. HE MADE 3 GO-AROUNDS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. ON THE 4TH APCH, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PLT DECIDED 'TO MUCH TIME HAD PASSED TO MAKE ANOTHER GO-AROUND' & ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY, CONTINUED OFF INTO BRUSH & HIT A TREE. HE REPORTED THAT RWY 20 SLOPED SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL. ABOUT 9 MI NORTHWEST, THE 1115 EDT WIND AT YOUNGSTOWN, OH, WAS FROM 120 DEGREES AT 13 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI85LA008.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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