# Accident 19930704022129A: Cessna 172P, Lancaster, TX, July 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5921° N, 96.7561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5921&lon=-96.7561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54003, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54003) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704022129A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED SOFT FIELD. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER. 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 FTW93LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA205), Jul 4, 1993: Cessna 172P (N54003), Lancaster, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY FOR THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING

## Other reports on N54003 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960811027089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811027089I), Aug 11, 1996: Cessna 172P (N54003), Paris, TX. Narrative: aircraft was in cruise flight at 2,200 MSL. Engine backfired, began losing power and quit running. Pilot attempted to restart engine without…

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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