# Accident 19930508012649A: Cessna 172, Towanda, PA, May 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1993, 19:45 local time
- Place: Towanda, PA
- Airport: Towanda Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7606° N, 76.4401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-76.4401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3914F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3914F-1993-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 250 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508012649A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA074), May 8, 1993: Cessna 172 (N3914F), Towanda, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE AILERON CONTROL CABLE WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT.

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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