# Accident 19891027043409A: Cessna 320, Nebraska City, NE, October 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1989, 21:15 local time
- Place: Nebraska City, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6690° N, 95.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6690&lon=-95.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5725X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5725X-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320 (registry code 2074502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891027043409A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A HILL. WAS OBSERVED AT LOW ALTITUDE AT NIGHT IN DENSE FOG AND MIST. IMC FORECAST.

## 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 MKC90FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA019), Oct 28, 1989: Cessna 320 (N5725X), Nebraska City, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS AND THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALITTUDE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY AND THE…

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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