# Accident 19931010038579A: Cessna 172N, Independence, MO, October 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1993, 09:16 local time
- Place: Independence, MO
- Airport: Independence Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738LX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738LX-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 60 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931010038579A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL. DROPPED NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. STRUCK A VEHICLE ON ROAD ALONG SOUTH BOUNDRY OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI94LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA011), Oct 10, 1993: Cessna 172 (N738LX), Independence, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE, ALTITUDE, AND SPEED ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE PROXIMITY OF THE VEHICLE TO THE APPROACH PATH WAS…

## Other reports on N738LX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800514043359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800514043359I), May 14, 1980: Cessna 172N (N738LX), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Ran off runway after landing. Struck runway light.

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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