# Accident 19930123000779A: Cessna 172M, Baytown, TX, January 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1993, 08:45 local time
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Airport: Baytown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8105° N, 95.0508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8105&lon=-95.0508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73405, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73405-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,010 total, 233 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930123000779A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOW POWER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. UNABLE STOP ON RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED INTO DITCH. FOUND STUCK EXHAUST VALVE.

## 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 FTW93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA074), Jan 23, 1993: Cessna 172M (N73405), Baytown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A STUCK EXHAUST VALVE IN THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER

## Other reports on N73405 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980411006539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980411006539A), Apr 11, 1998: Cessna 172M (N73405), Scottsdale, AZ, Destroyed. Bounced landing. Wind gust drifted 172. Banked to avoid a tower and struck a construction trailer. Excess xwind. (.4)during an attempted go-around in gusty…

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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