# Accident 19931121044189A: Cessna 172M, Julian, CA, November 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1993, 18:55 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0208° N, 116.4903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0208&lon=-116.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5312R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312R-1994-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931121044189A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED INADVERTENTLY INTO CLOUDS ON NIGHT FLIGHT. NOT NIGHT CURRENT OR IFR RATED. LOST CONTROL. SPIRAL DIVE.

## 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 LAX94FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA056), Nov 22, 1993: Cessna 172M (N5312R), Julian, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: 1) THE DARK NIGHT AND LACK OF AMBIENT LIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY FLYING FROM VISUAL…

## Other reports on N5312R (1)

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

- [Incident 19900910054629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900910054629I), Sep 10, 1990: Cessna 172M (N5312R), Chandler, AZ. Right inboard flap roller bound up in flap track. Roller shimmed incorrectly and in wrong position.

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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