# Accident 19930123000789A: Cessna 172N, Sedona, AZ, January 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9410° N, 111.9392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9410&lon=-111.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737EA-2000-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 17 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930123000789A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL. UNABLE MAKE RUNWAY ON A RIDGE. COLLIDED WITH RIDGE SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX93LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA102), Jan 24, 1993: Cessna 172N (N737EA), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS DELAY IN EXECUTING A GO AROUND. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

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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