# Accident 19931007038379A: Cessna 172N, Sedona, AZ, October 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1993, 20:38 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QURA
- Location: 34.9397° N, 111.9402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9397&lon=-111.9402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5365D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5365D-1996-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,205 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931007038379A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX94FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA007), Oct 8, 1993: Cessna 172N (N5365D), Sedona, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to continue VFR at an improper altitude into mountainous terrain at night and the inadvertent encounter with clouds along the route. Self-induced pressure due to a low fuel state…

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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