# Accident 19930706022629A: Cessna 172F, Normalsville, PA, July 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1993, 15:15 local time
- Place: Normalsville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0108° N, 79.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0108&lon=-79.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7954U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7954U-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,110 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930706022629A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED SHORT OF SELECTED OPEN FIELD. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARB ICE. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES.

## 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 BFO93LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA112), Jul 6, 1993: Cessna 172 (N7954U), Normalville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PRESENCE OF CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, WHICH CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DELAYED USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT AND ROUGH TERRAIN.

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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