# Accident 19931001037389A: Cessna O2A, Tucson, AZ, October 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1993, 12:20 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0593° N, 111.4193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0593&lon=-111.4193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5151A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5151A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna O-2A (registry code 2074007, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-o-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA O2A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931001037389A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER BOTH ENGINES ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ROUGH DESERT. CLOGGED FUEL SYSTEM. SAT IDLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

## 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 LAX94LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA001), Oct 1, 1993: Cessna O-2A (N5151A), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to partial clogging of the engine's fuel injectors. Blockage of the fuel injectors was due to inadequate maintenance of the fuel system…

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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