# Accident 19921119047549A: Cessna 172N, Techachapi, CA, November 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1992, 18:05 local time
- Place: Techachapi, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABJA
- Location: 35.1202° N, 118.5097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1202&lon=-118.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737WZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737WZ-1993-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,300 total, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921119047549A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. DARK NIGHT ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. SURVIVED CRASH BUT DIED PRIOR TO RESCUE.

## 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 LAX93FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA046), Nov 20, 1992: Cessna 172N (N737WZ), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CRUISE AT AN ALTITUDE INADEQUATE TO ENSURE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, 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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