# Accident 19930128001089A: Cessna 152, Durango, CO, January 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1993, 11:46 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CMIS
- Location: 37.2704° N, 107.8803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2704&lon=-107.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67492, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67492-2008-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 390 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930128001089A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED IN DEEP SNOW. AIRCRAFT SAT OUT IN SNOW STORMS BELIEVE ICE AND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 DEN93LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA024), Jan 28, 1993: Cessna 152 (N67492), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL. A FACTOR WAS: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N67492 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950514011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950514011659A), May 14, 1995: Cessna 152 (N67492), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Landed nose wheel first. Bounced and hit nose first again. Folded nose gear. Damaged prop and firewall.

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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