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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · White Water, CA · March 19, 1993

Date
March 19, 1993 · 07:41 local
Place
White Water, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N12587
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93FA154
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
495 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stolen aircraft impacted top of 200 foot meterological tower during low level early dawn flight. Drug positive.

As the FAA filed it

STOLEN AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TOP OF 200 FOOT METEROLOGICAL TOWER DURING LOW LEVEL EARLY DAWN FLIGHT. DRUG POSITIVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.