# Accident 19930120000629A: Cessna 172P, Sun City, CA, January 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sun City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7001° N, 117.1901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7001&lon=-117.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53908, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53908-2015-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 89 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930120000629A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX93FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA096), Jan 20, 1993: Cessna 172P (N53908), Sun City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO INITIATE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, THE ADVERSE…

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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