# Accident 19890302002929A: Cessna 182Q, Robstown, TX, March 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1989, 22:24 local time
- Place: Robstown, TX
- Airport: Neuces County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7902° N, 97.6591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7902&lon=-97.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735EZ-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890302002929A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL AND ON TOP OF FOG LAYER VECTORED TO AN AIRPORT AND DESCENDED UNTIL GROUND COLLISION. MARIJUANA ONBOARD

## 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 FTW89LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA061), Mar 3, 1989: Cessna 182 (N735EZ), Robstown, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED FLIGHT TO AN ALTERNATE DESTINATION, CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.…

## Other reports on N735EZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801202074979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801202074979A), Dec 2, 1980: Cessna 182Q (N735EZ), Winter Haven, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was struck by unknown object while circling to land. Landed safely.

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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