# Accident 19931126044549A: Cessna 172E, Gadsden, AL, November 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1993, 12:35 local time
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9604° N, 85.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9604&lon=-85.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7702U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7702U-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,358 total, 2,351 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931126044549A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT STRUCK CLOUD OBSCURED POWER LINE WHILE ENGAGED IN SCUD RUNNING EN ROUTE IN IMC.

## 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 ATL94FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA023), Nov 26, 1993: Cessna 172 (N7702U), Gadsden, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION AND HIS CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE FOG, LOW CEILING, AND HILLY 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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