# Accident 19930723025389A: Cessna 175B, Blythe, CA, July 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1993, 14:50 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7510° N, 114.5094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7510&lon=-114.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8264T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8264T-1994-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Reported engine: CONT GO300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930723025389A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A HEAVY BRAIDED WATER DEPTH CABLE STRETCHED ACROSS RIVER. OBSERVED AT LOW LEVEL. DRUGS IN TOXILOGICAL TEST.

## 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 LAX93FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA297), Jul 23, 1993: Cessna 175B (N8264T), Blythe, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE CABLE DUE TO DRUG IMPAIRMENT. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL BUZZING, HIS OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY, AND HIS FAILURE TO…

## Other reports on N8264T (1)

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

- [Incident 19800117015179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117015179I), Jan 17, 1980: Cessna 175B (N8264T), Van Nuys, CA. While in the process of pulling the prop through, pilot heard loud roar and prop struck his leg. Serious injury.

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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