# Accident 19931022040479A: Cessna 172K, North Bend, OR, October 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1993, 15:01 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Airport: North Bend Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4801° N, 124.1603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4801&lon=-124.1603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79405, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79405-1996-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 106 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931022040479A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED IN VERTICAL DIVE TO IMPACT. TEST SHOW MARKED PRIOR MYCARDIAL INFARCTION INCLUDING SCLEROSIS. HEART DISEASE

## 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 SEA94FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA018), Oct 22, 1993: Cessna 172K (N79405), North Bend, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE IN FLIGHT DUE TO PILOT INCAPACITATION FROM ATHEROSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE.

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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