# Accident 19930717024289A: Cessna 172D, New Milford, PA, July 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1993, 19:50 local time
- Place: New Milford, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8691° N, 75.7205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8691&lon=-75.7205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2494U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2494U-1999-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 206 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717024289A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM. DEAD MOUSE AND DEBRIS IN INTAKE.

## 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 BFO93LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA126), Jul 17, 1993: Cessna 172D (N2494U), New Milford, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE ENGINE POWER DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MICE, WHICH PARTIALLY BLOCKED FUEL AND AIR FLOW TO THE CARBURETOR, AND THE LACK OF…

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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