# Accident 19900322004999A: Cessna 182N, Rapid City, SD, March 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1990, 09:22 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9290° N, 102.7893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9290&lon=-102.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92292, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92292-1992-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900322004999A

## Narrative

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

OPERATED INTO KNOWN ICING IN IMC AIRFRAME ICED UP ON ILS APPROACH. LOSS CONTROL AND SPUN IN.

## 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 DEN90FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA076), Mar 22, 1990: Cessna 182N (N92292), Caputa, SD, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, ACCUMULATION OF STRUCTURAL ICE AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ADVERRSE WEATHER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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