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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Towanda, PA · May 8, 1993

Date
May 8, 1993 · 19:45 local
Place
Towanda, PA
Airport
Towanda Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3914F
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO93LA074
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total250 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost aileron control on climbout. Made it around pattern but lost control on final. Rusty aileron cable failed.

As the FAA filed it

LOST AILERON CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. MADE IT AROUND PATTERN BUT LOST CONTROL ON FINAL. RUSTY AILERON CABLE FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.