# Accident 19900414009039A: Boeing A75N1, Pleasant Grove, AR, April 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pleasant Grove, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8095° N, 91.9300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8095&lon=-91.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1902M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1902M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing/Mountain View Air Rep A75N1 (registry code 1380155, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-mountain-view-air-rep-a75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900414009039A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD ON LANDING AND STRUCK TREES. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARB ICE.

## 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 MKC90LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA085), Apr 14, 1990: Boeing A75N1 (N1902M), Pleasant Grove, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICING. THE WEATHER (CARBURETOR ICING CONDITION) 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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