# Accident 19930701022079A: Cessna 172D, Lampasas, TX, July 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1993, 20:15 local time
- Place: Lampasas, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0610° N, 98.1809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0610&lon=-98.1809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2446U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2446U-2013-06-27) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 110 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930701022079A

## Narrative

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

LOCAL FLIGHT. KNEW TO BE LOW ON FUEL ON DEPARTURE. WITHIN 5MINS LOST POWER. LANDED SMALL CLEARING IN TREES.

## 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 FTW93LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA202), Jul 2, 1993: Cessna 172D (N2446U), Lampasas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING

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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