# Accident 19930207001889A: Cessna 172K, Gorman, CA, February 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1993, 12:27 local time
- Place: Gorman, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2000° N, 120.0904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2000&lon=-120.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79411, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79411-1994-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 985 total, 500 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930207001889A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN WHILE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY UNDER CLOUDS IN FOG. VFR NOT ADVISED IN BRIEFING.

## 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 LAX93FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA110), Feb 7, 1993: Cessna 172K (N79411), Gorman, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

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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