# Accident 19930912033869A: Cessna 152, Fairbanks, AK, September 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1993, 23:41 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8293° N, 147.6208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8293&lon=-147.6208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95277, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95277-1995-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930912033869A

## Narrative

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

TOOK AIRCRAFT FOR NIGHT SOLO PRACTICE. LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. DIVED INTO GROUND. NOT AUTHORIZED FOR NIGHT SOLO.

## 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 ANC93FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA175), Sep 13, 1993: Cessna 152 (N95277), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND THE INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION BY THE CLUB MANAGEMENT.

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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