19891002038649A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna STC182 · Nixon, NV · October 2, 1989

Date
October 2, 1989 · 05:30 local
Place
Nixon, NV
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2155G
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90FA002
Reported as
Cessna STC182
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
308 total146 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Indicates VFR pilot flew into area of clouds and turbulence at night,lost control and impacted ground at high speed

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES VFR PILOT FLEW INTO AREA OF CLOUDS AND TURBULENCE AT NIGHT,LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH SPEED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.