# Accident 19930410008879A: Cessna 172N, Portsmouth, NH, April 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1993, 03:12 local time
- Place: Portsmouth, NH
- Airport: Pease Afb Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0606° N, 70.7803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0606&lon=-70.7803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8228G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8228G-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 447 total, 134 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930410008879A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON MISSED APPROACH. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. MADE NUMEROUS MISSED APPROACHS. FAILED HAVE ALTERNATE AND FUEL.

## 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 NYC93LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA078), Apr 10, 1993: Cessna 172 (N8228G), Durham, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, FAILURE TO OBTAIN…

## Other reports on N8228G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920607024709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607024709I), Jun 7, 1992: Cessna 172N (N8228G), West Chicago, IL. Power loss on climbout. Landed in field. NR4 cylinder exhaust guide came out of head causing valve to jam.

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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