NTSB SEA84LA128 — 1984-06-07 · PENDLETON, Oregon, United States

Current FAA registration · N84153

Make / Model: CESSNA 172K
Year of manufacture: 1969 · 15 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19690613
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AB86B3

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N84153 Cessna 172K None

Factual narrative

THE PLT SAID HE INITIATED HIS TAKEOFF ON RWY 25 WITH THE WIND FROM 220 DEG AT 35 GUSTING 42 KTS. JUST AFTER LIFTING OFF, AT ABOUT 10 FT AGL, THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED & THE PLT NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED HAD DROPPED TO ABOUT 45 MPH. THE ACFT THEN DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT & TOUCHED DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT STATED THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTHEAST. HE SUSPECTED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERD WINDSHEAR AFTER LIFT-OFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_SEA84LA128.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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