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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Napa, CA · January 7, 1990

Date
January 7, 1990 · 15:17 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Napa County Airport
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1283S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90FA068
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental O470S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,091 total683 in this make and model12 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.

Failed to climb on missed approach. Struck upslope of cloud obscured hill. May have misjudged time from VOR.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO CLIMB ON MISSED APPROACH. STRUCK UPSLOPE OF CLOUD OBSCURED HILL. MAY HAVE MISJUDGED TIME FROM VOR.

NTSB investigation

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