# Accident 19930709023059A: Cessna 172N, Alturas, CA, July 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1993, 13:25 local time
- Place: Alturas, CA
- Airport: Alturas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4305° N, 120.5294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4305&lon=-120.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75901, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75901-1994-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 39 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930709023059A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF SETTLED BACK TO RUNWAY SEVERAL TIMES. ABORTED. OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO DITCH. FAILED LEAN FOR ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX93LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA284), Jul 9, 1993: Cessna 172N (N75901), Alturus, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT'S PREMATURE ROTATION AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES IN THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL REGARDING USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL, THE HIGH DENSITY…

## Other reports on N75901 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780620046929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620046929I), Jun 20, 1978: Cessna 172 (N75901), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control after touchdown in a gusty wind.

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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