# Accident 19931109042539A: Cessna 175, Hot Springs, SD, November 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1993, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, SD
- Airport: Hot Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4299° N, 103.4792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4299&lon=-103.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7112M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7112M-1994-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 22 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931109042539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WEARING FOGGLES TO SIMULATE IFR FLIGHT.  FLEW INTO TREES ON RISING TERRAIN. SAFETY PILOT EVIDENT NOT AWARE.

## 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 CHI94LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA034), Nov 10, 1993: Cessna 175 (N7112M), Hot Springs, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO ENSURE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT AND RISING TERRAIN.

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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