3 fatal · CESSNA 182P · 1990-01-13 · TOM'S PLACE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN90FA041
Event ID
20001212X22402
Type
Accident
Date
1990-01-13
Location
TOM'S PLACE, CA, USA
Coordinates
37.500652, -118.310096
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
182P
Registration
N5831J
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, SELF INDUCED PRESSURE, AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.