# Accident 19900324005279A: Cessna 182A, Sandy Valley, NV, March 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1990, 19:30 local time
- Place: Sandy Valley, NV
- Airport: Sky Ranch Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7495° N, 115.5294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7495&lon=-115.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6181B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6181B-2014-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900324005279A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE AND LOST AT NIGHT. RAN OUT OF FUEL. HIT POWERLINES ON FORCED LANDING. PLANE AND PILOT NOT LICENSED.

## 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 LAX90LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA124), Mar 25, 1990: Cessna 182A (N6181B), Sandy Valley, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR FLIGHT PLANNING AND POOR INFLIGHT DECISIONS RESULTING IN BECOMING LOST AND EXHAUSTING FUEL BEFORE LANDING.

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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