# Accident 19930627020589A: Cessna 172D, Danville, CA, June 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Danville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8106° N, 121.9692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8106&lon=-121.9692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2791U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2791U-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627020589A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE 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 LAX93LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA268), Jun 27, 1993: Cessna 172 (N2791U), Danville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNSLOPING TERRAIN.

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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