# Accident 19930331007529A: Cessna 172P, Livermore, CA, March 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1993, 20:23 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HUWA
- Location: 37.6801° N, 121.7503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6801&lon=-121.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97462, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97462-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 300 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930331007529A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT TRIP IN IMC AND HEAVY TURBULENCE. LOST CONTROL. NOT CURRENT IFR. HAD ASKED CLEARANCE THRU LVK TRAFFIC AREA.

## 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 LAX93FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA160), Apr 1, 1993: Cessna 172P (N97462), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, THE RAIN AND…

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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