# Accident 19921216050789A: Cessna 172M, Laie, HI, December 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1992, 19:31 local time
- Place: Laie, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.6396° N, 157.9198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.6396&lon=-157.9198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1169U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1169U-1993-12-07) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921216050789A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT. RAIN, LOW CLOUDS IN AREA. FLIGHT NOT ADVISED PER CLUB REGULATIONS.

## 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 LAX93FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA068), Dec 17, 1992: Cessna 172M (N1169U), Laie, HI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO A MOUNTAINOUS AREA WHERE HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE TO ILLUMINATED GROUND FEATURES WHICH RESULTED IN HIS BECOMING DISORIENTED. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE…

## Other reports on N1169U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790717015719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717015719A), Jul 17, 1979: Cessna 172M (N1169U), Ocean Shores, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot set 20 of flaps on flare out and ran off end of runway, causing 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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