19930120000629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Sun City, CA · January 20, 1993

Date
January 20, 1993 · 09:30 local
Place
Sun City, CA
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N53908
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93FA096
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
317 total89 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck a mountainside while trying to get to destination airport. Near zero visibility in fog.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A MOUNTAINSIDE WHILE TRYING TO GET TO DESTINATION AIRPORT. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN FOG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.