# Accident 19930704022029A: Cessna T303, Prescott, AZ, July 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1993, 03:20 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6206° N, 112.4199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6206&lon=-112.4199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9667C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9667C-2015-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AE
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704022029A

## Narrative

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

ALCOHOL AND PILOT FATIGUE FACTORS IN TERRAIN COLLISION 2000 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. OTHER VICTIMS ALCOHOL IN SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX93FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA274), Jul 4, 1993: Cessna T303 (N9667C), Prescott, AZ, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGING DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE DURING A NIGHT APPROACH. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO FATIGUE EXACERBATED BY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, THE DARK…

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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