# Accident 19930728026019A: Cessna 172N, Monroe, WA, July 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1993, 21:30 local time
- Place: Monroe, WA
- Airport: Firstair Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8709° N, 121.8804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8709&lon=-121.8804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734DL-1994-03-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 400 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930728026019A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT FLARED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. SWERVED TOWARD RUNWAY TOO LOW AND IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 SEA93LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA167), Jul 29, 1993: Cessna 172N (N734DL), Monroe, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION BY THE PIC AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS, UNAVAILABILITY OF RUNWAY LIGHTS,…

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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