# Accident 19930705022209A: Cessna 172K, Torrance, CA, July 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1993, 15:35 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Zamperini
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8006° N, 118.3499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8006&lon=-118.3499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79034, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79034-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 708 total, 217 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930705022209A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT AFTER PICKING UP BANNER. DUE TO SHIFTING WIND, BANNER TUCKED UNDER. JETTISONED BANNER TOO LATE.

## 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 LAX93LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA277), Jul 5, 1993: Cessna 172K (N79034), Torrance, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH A WINDSHEAR CONDITION. THE DELAYED BANNER JETTISON WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N79034 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730829025349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730829025349A), Aug 29, 1973: Cessna 172K (N79034), Yucca Valy, CA, Substantial damage. Encountered dustdevil on level off touchdown.

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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