# Accident 19930828035059A: Cessna 172P, Santa Fe, NM, August 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65655, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65655-1997-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 37 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930828035059A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO A NARROW VALLEY ON SIGHTSEEING. UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT. STALLED INTO TREES.

## 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 DEN93LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA105), Aug 28, 1993: Cessna 172P (N65655), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND IN DESCENDING INTO A VALLEY AT AN ALTITUDE PROVIDING NO ESCAPE ROUTE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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