# Accident 19930306004449A: Cessna 172N, Katy, TX, March 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1993, 10:41 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7900° N, 95.8203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7900&lon=-95.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222UF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222UF-1993-07-16) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 37 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930306004449A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO DIVE VERTICALLY INTO GROUND FROM LEVEL FLIGHT. CAUSE OF DIVE AND NO RECOVERY UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW93FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA096), Mar 6, 1993: Cessna 172N (N222UF), Katy, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS

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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