# Accident 19930202001419A: Cessna 152, Summerville, SC, February 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1993, 20:30 local time
- Place: Summerville, SC
- Airport: Dorchester County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0491° N, 80.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0491&lon=-80.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757AC-1993-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930202001419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED IN TREES. NO FUEL. HAD FLOWN FOUR HOURS 45 MINUTES EN ROUTE.

## 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 ATL93LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA054), Feb 3, 1993: Cessna 152 (N757AC), Summerville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT.

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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