# Accident 19930101000069A: Cessna 152, Raleigh, NC, January 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1993, 18:30 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Triple W Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5395° N, 78.8308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5395&lon=-78.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714XN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714XN-1995-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 53 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930101000069A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT DELAYED ON CROSSCOUNTRY HIT TREES ON APPROACH AT NIGHT TO BASE. HAD DOUBT ON NIGHT OPS BUT CFI ADVISED OK.

## 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 ATL93LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA045), Jan 1, 1993: Cessna 152 (N714XN), Fuquay-Varina, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN ALLOWING HIS STUDENT TO RETURN FROM A CROSS COUNTRY AT NIGHT, AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH. FACTORS…

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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