# Accident 19900218002289A: Cessna 182P, Santa Ysabel, CA, February 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1990, 21:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ysabel, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1790° N, 116.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1790&lon=-116.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1510M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1510M-2015-05-08) (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 O470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900218002289A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INSIDE OF A CLOUD-OBSCURED HILL AT NIGHT. WAS ADVISED NUMEROUS TIMES VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. PROCEEDED ANYWAY.

## 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 LAX90LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA097), Feb 19, 1990: Cessna 182P (N1510M), Santa Ysabel, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. LOW CEILINGS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WERE FACTORS.

## Other reports on N1510M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780802021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802021539A), Aug 2, 1978: Cessna 182P (N1510M), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage

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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