19931219046919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Lancaster, TX · December 19, 1993

Date
December 19, 1993 · 23:00 local
Place
Lancaster, TX
Airport
Lancaster Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13051
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94FA050
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
937 total12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VFR takeoff into low ceiling and visivility. Lost control. Alcohol involved. Composite carb float soaked up mogas.

As the FAA filed it

VFR TAKEOFF INTO LOW CEILING AND VISIVILITY. LOST CONTROL. ALCOHOL INVOLVED. COMPOSITE CARB FLOAT SOAKED UP MOGAS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.