# Accident 19930329007979A: Cessna 152, Dunsmuir, CA, March 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1993, 20:10 local time
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1905° N, 122.2602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1905&lon=-122.2602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89174, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89174-1994-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 534 total, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930329007979A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON VFR FLIGHT. IMPACTED GROUND ABOUT 90 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ALTITUDE. POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 LAX93FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA165), Mar 30, 1993: Cessna 152 (N89174), Dunsmuir, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH RAIN AND ICING CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT INCLUDED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF RAIN, ICING, AND DARKNESS, AND THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS…

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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