# Accident 19880117000629A: Cessna 182L, Newhall, CA, January 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1988, 00:52 local time
- Place: Newhall, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3594° N, 118.4702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3594&lon=-118.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42450, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42450-1990-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 95 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880117000629A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A HILL TRYING TO FOLLOW HIGHWAY IN DENSE FOG AT NIGHT WITH RIDGES OBSCURED. NO RECENT 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 LAX88FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA088), Jan 17, 1988: Cessna 182L (N42450), Newhall, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: PILOTS DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT AFTER ENCOUNTERING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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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