# Accident 19930319005719A: Cessna 172M, White Water, CA, March 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1993, 07:41 local time
- Place: White Water, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9390° N, 116.6509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9390&lon=-116.6509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12587, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12587-1995-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930319005719A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX93FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA154), Mar 19, 1993: Cessna 172M (N12587), White Water, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE TOWER DUE TO DRUG IMPAIRMENT. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LOW ALTITUDE AND THE DAWN LIGHT CONDITION.

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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