# Accident 19931106042209A: Cessna 152, Van Horn, TX, November 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Van Horn, TX
- Airport: Culberson County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0408° N, 104.8298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0408&lon=-104.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4674L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4674L-1994-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931106042209A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED HOMES IN AREA. FLEW UNDER WIRES. PULLED UP STEEPLY. STALLED. VERTICAL IMPACT. PRIOR REVOCATION SAME OFFENSE.

## 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 FTW94FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA025), Nov 6, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4674L), Van Horn, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AEROBATICS AT LOW ALTITUDE AND THE INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY.

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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