# Accident 19921118047449A: Cessna 172M, Snook, TX, November 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1992, 18:15 local time
- Place: Snook, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4903° N, 96.4594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4903&lon=-96.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9323H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9323H-1995-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 107 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921118047449A

## Narrative

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

IN LOW LEVEL FLIGHT IN IMC AT NIGHT STRUCK TREES. PILOT REPORTED DEPRESSED. ALCOHOL IN BLOOD AND ANXIETY DRUGS.

## 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 FTW93FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA039), Nov 19, 1992: Cessna 172M (N9323H), Snook, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AS A RESULT OF HIS ALCOHOLIC AND DRUG IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

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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