# Accident 19930503012329A: Cessna STC175, Jackson, CA, May 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1993, 15:03 local time
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3494° N, 120.7695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3494&lon=-120.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9494B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9494B-1995-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC175
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 544 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930503012329A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AFTER POWER LOSS DURING MANEUVERING IN DENSE FOG. DAMAGE TO PROP SHOWS NO POWER. FUEL TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 LAX93FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA202), May 3, 1993: Cessna 175 (N9494B), Jackson, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY CALCULATE THE REQUIRED FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT AND THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE OF THE NON-INSTRUMENT…

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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