# Accident 19900206001691A: Cessna 182P, Chico, CA, February 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1990, 12:54 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7398° N, 121.8298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7398&lon=-121.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N790T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N790T-1990-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 102 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900206001691A

## Narrative

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

DISORIENTED MADE FALSE POSITION REPORTS. COLLIDED WITH N7216 THAT WAS TRYING DOWNWIND. IMPAIRED BY USE MARIHUANA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N721L, Beech 95A55: [Accident 19900206001692A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900206001692A)

## 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 LAX90FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA082), Feb 6, 1990: Cessna 182P (N790T), Chico, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF N790T AND N721L TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT OF THE C-182P, N790T, WAS DISORIENTED AND IMPROPERLY ENTERED 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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