# Accident 19931001040849A: Cessna R172K, Mount Gilead, OH, October 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1993, 21:00 local time
- Place: Mount Gilead, OH
- Airport: Morrow County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4891° N, 82.8902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4891&lon=-82.8902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736RZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736RZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931001040849A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON AN UNLIT RUNWAY AT NIGHT, STRUCK VASI LIGHT.

## 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 NYC94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA003), Oct 2, 1993: Cessna 172 (N736RZ), Mt. Gilead, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight decision to conduct a night landing at an airport without runway lights, and the subsequent misalignment with the runway and collision with an object.

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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