Cessna 172N accident near Ft.Lauderdale, Florida, May 10, 1984
On May 10, 1984 at about 6:12 pm local time, a Cessna 172N, registered N84FP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ft.Lauderdale, Florida (Fort Lauderdale airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 10, 1984 · about 6:12 pm local time
- Place
- Ft.Lauderdale, Florida · Fort Lauderdale · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · all 172Ns on the register
- Registration
- N84FP · no longer on the register · serial 17271392
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF AFTER RUNNING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 50 DEGREES AT 13 KTS GUSTING TO 23 KTS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE WIND WAS FROM 030 DEGREES AT 14 KTS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 404 hours in all; 362 in this make and model; 74 in the last 90 days; 291 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,000 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FLL Ft.Lauderdale FL at 6:12 pm
- Destination: 34J New Smyrna Bch FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9L, 8,048 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 030° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:14 pm from FLL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N84FP the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.