# Accident 19931229047379A: Cessna 177RG, Van Horn, TX, December 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Van Horn, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0398° N, 104.8309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0398&lon=-104.8309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1527H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1527H-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931229047379A

## Narrative

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

VFR FORECAST FOR FLIGHT BUT BECAME IMC EN ROUTE. FAILED UPDATE. FLEW INTO THE IMC. LOST CONTROL. AIRFRAME FAILED.

## 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 FTW94FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA057), Dec 29, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N1527H), Van Horn, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED FROM VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER, THE PILOT'S…

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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