# Accident 19930107000949A: Cessna 172M, San Jacinto, CA, January 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1993, 16:10 local time
- Place: San Jacinto, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7989° N, 116.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jacinto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7989&lon=-116.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20513, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20513-1993-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,253 total, 645 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930107000949A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DUE TO CLEAR AIR TURBULANCE. VFR ON TOP. ENTERED CLOUDS. ON CONTROL RECOVERY STRUCK TREE. CRASHED.

## 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 LAX93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA091), Jan 8, 1993: Cessna 172 (N20513), San Jacinto, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE.

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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