# Accident 19900402011929A: Tmpson NAVIONH, Enumclaw, WA, April 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1990, 13:37 local time
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1006° N, 121.5992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1006&lon=-121.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285RM-1990-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION A (registry code 6150132, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900402011929A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED TO DELAY AS VFR NOT ASSURED. DEPARTED AND STRUCK CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINSIDE. RADAR SHOWED CIRCLING IN AREA

## 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 SEA90FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA071), Apr 2, 1990: North American Navion H (N285RM), Enumclaw, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE MOUNTAINOUS/HILL TERRAIN, 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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