# Accident 19930703022199A: Cessna 172A, Moccasin, CA, July 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Moccasin, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7875T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7875T-1997-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 50 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703022199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN A RAVINE. ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL IN TANKS.

## 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 LAX93LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA273), Jul 4, 1993: Cessna 172A (N7875T), Moccasin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OR INFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION.

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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