# Accident 19920524016179A: Cessna 172B, Cherokee, NC, May 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1992, 14:50 local time
- Place: Cherokee, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4697° N, 83.3097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4697&lon=-83.3097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8102X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8102X-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 27 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920524016179A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES VFR NEW PILOT ENTERED CLOUDS. LOST CONTROL AND ENTERED SPIRAL DIVE. ATC TRIED TO AID.THUNDERSTORM IN AREA

## 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 ATL92FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA108), May 24, 1992: Cessna 172B (N8102X), Cherokee, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME, AND RAIN IN THE ACCIDENT AREA WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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