# Accident 19930325007429A: Cessna 172M, Urbana, OH, March 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1993, 20:00 local time
- Place: Urbana, OH
- Airport: Grimes Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0995° N, 83.7498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0995&lon=-83.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73436-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 140 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930325007429A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED GROUND FOG ON NIGHT CLIMBOUT. LOST CONTROL DUE VERTIGO. DESCEND TO GROUND.

## 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 BFO93LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA059), Mar 26, 1993: Cessna 172 (N73436), Lewisburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT AND INADVERTENT 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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