# Accident 19931231000029A: Cessna 172D, Brandon, OR, December 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1993, 18:45 local time
- Place: Brandon, OR
- Airport: Brandon State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0495° N, 124.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0495&lon=-124.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2813U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2813U-1995-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231000029A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT FLIGHT. LOW ALTITUDE. SEVERE SURFACE WIND. STRUCK TREE TOPS 2MI FROM AIRPORT. LACK NIGHT TIME.

## 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 SEA94FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA045), Jan 1, 1994: Cessna 172D (N2813U), Bandon, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE. FACTORS INCLUDE STRONG, GUST WINDS, A DARK NIGHT, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS.

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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