19931007038379A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Sedona, AZ · October 7, 1993

Date
October 7, 1993 · 20:38 local
Place
Sedona, AZ
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
QURA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5365D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94FA007
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
13,205 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered clouds en route at night. Apparently turned to avoid same and flew into a sheer rock wall.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. APPARENTLY TURNED TO AVOID SAME AND FLEW INTO A SHEER ROCK WALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.