# Accident 19930803027519A: Cessna 172M, Clines Corner, NM, August 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1993, 05:21 local time
- Place: Clines Corner, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0209° N, 105.7799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0209&lon=-105.7799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23459, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23459-1996-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 934 total, 415 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930803027519A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF VFR INTO IMC AT NIGHT IN FOG AND DRIZZLE. CRASHED AT INTERSECTION OF I40 AND US285. NO WEATHER BREIFING.

## 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 DEN93FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA097), Aug 3, 1993: Cessna 172M (N23459), Clines Corners, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AND PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, DARK NIGHT CONDITION, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT INCLUDED…

## Other reports on N23459 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790310004439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004439A), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 172M (N23459), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Acft taxi light was inoperative. Pilot taxied off taxiway and hit the jet barrier reel box. Taxiway properly marked

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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