# Accident 19930521014739A: Cessna 172N, Dearfield Beech, FL, May 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1993, 13:46 local time
- Place: Dearfield Beech, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3095° N, 80.1197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3095&lon=-80.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4931D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4931D-2013-10-29) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 754 total, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521014739A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND IMPACTED GOLF COURSE NOSE AND LEFT WING DOWN. PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT AT 100 FEET AGL. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 MIA93FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA127), May 21, 1993: Cessna 172N (N4931D), Deerfield Beach, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO). THE LOW ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE AERODYNAMIC STALL WAS A FACTOR.

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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