# Accident 19940620015749A: Cessna 175B, Sonora, TX, June 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1994, 20:50 local time
- Place: Sonora, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5710° N, 100.6402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5710&lon=-100.6402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8103T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8103T-1994-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Reported engine: CONT GO300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940620015749A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. LANDED GOLF COURSE INSTEAD AIRPORT. OBSERVED LOW SLOW TURN. STALL INTO TREES.

## 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 FTW94FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA203), Jun 21, 1994: Cessna 175B (N8103T), Sonora, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE.

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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