# Accident 19930628020799A: Cessna 172G, Fort Worth, TX, June 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1993, 21:00 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6401° N, 97.5004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6401&lon=-97.5004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3987L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3987L-1995-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930628020799A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDING INTO UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. PANICKED. STALLED. VERTICAL IMPACT. CAUSE POWERLOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW93LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA198), Jun 29, 1993: Cessna 172G (N3987L), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING AND THE INADVERTENT STALL.

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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