# Accident 19931103042119A: Cessna 175, Palm Springs, CA, November 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1993, 16:28 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8504° N, 116.5607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8504&lon=-116.5607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7646M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7646M-2012-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931103042119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT 8 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION. LANDED IN SOFT SAND AND NOSED OVER. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY USABLE FUEL.

## 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 LAX94LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA036), Nov 4, 1993: Cessna 175 (N7646M), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to adequately monitor the fuel consumption during the flight.

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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