# Accident 19930609017689A: Cessna 172, Canyon Lake, TX, June 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1993, 11:12 local time
- Place: Canyon Lake, TX
- Airport: Canyon Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8705° N, 98.2608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8705&lon=-98.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6446B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6446B-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,505 total, 360 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930609017689A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT WHEN SEAT SLID BACKWARDS. SEAT PIN AND HOLE WORN BUT STILL SERVICEABLE.

## 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 FTW93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA184), Jun 9, 1993: Cessna 172 (N6446B), Canyon Lake, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MOVEMENT OF THE PILOT'S SEAT AFT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF CONTROL, HIS INABILITY TO REGAIN CONTROL, AND THE ENSUING INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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