# Accident 19930821029969A: Cessna 172N, Lake Fork, ID, August 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1993, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lake Fork, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8327° N, 116.0848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Fork, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8327&lon=-116.0848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75644, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75644-1994-12-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930821029969A

## Narrative

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

REFUELED. IDENTIFIED AS BEING STOLEN. PILOT LEFT WITH MIDRUNWAY TAKEOFF. HIT CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN.ALCOHOL FACTOR

## 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 SEA93FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA179), Aug 21, 1993: Cessna 172N (N75644), Lake Fork, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGMENT OF THE PILOT BY FLYING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND A DRUG, HIS CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF ADVERSE WEATHER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE (OR…

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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