# Accident 19931125044489A: Cessna R172K, Mancos, CO, November 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1993, 09:50 local time
- Place: Mancos, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3399° N, 108.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3399&lon=-108.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8833T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8833T-1994-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 3 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931125044489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN TREES. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 FTW94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA039), Nov 25, 1993: Cessna R172K (N8833T), Mancos, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, DURING WHICH HE FAILED TO INSURE THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN REFUELED TO CAPACITY. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE…

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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