# Accident 19891114050349A: Cessna 182P, Slidell, LA, November 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1989, 18:18 local time
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2809° N, 89.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2809&lon=-89.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7351N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7351N-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891114050349A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR INTO AREA OF FORECAST SIGMENTS FOR THUNDERSTORMS AT NIGHT. LEVEL 5 THUNDERSTORM IN AREA OF CRASH.

## 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 FTW90FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA033), Nov 15, 1989: Cessna 182P (N7351N), Slidell, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INITIATION OF THE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE OVER THE WATER. FACTORS WERE:…

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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