# Accident 19900113002139A: Cessna R172K, Lone Pine, CA, January 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1990, 17:10 local time
- Place: Lone Pine, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5590° N, 118.0490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5590&lon=-118.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758UV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758UV-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900113002139A

## Narrative

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

IGNORED VNR ADVICE. TRIED TO STAY ON TOP ABOVE FL180. NO OXYGEN. COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN.

## 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 LAX90LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA271), Jan 14, 1990: Cessna R172K (N758UV), Lone Pine, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND THE LIKELY EFFECT OF…

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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