# Accident 19900425016469A: Piper PA31325, Cedar City, UT, April 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1990, 22:30 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5900° N, 113.1891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5900&lon=-113.1891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18PP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18PP-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900425016469A

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED VISUAL TO AIRPORT,IN SIGHT BEGAN LETDOWN,FAILED TO SEE MOUNTAIN IN FLIGHT PATH DUE DARKNESS AND NO CHARTS.

## 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 DEN90FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA100), Apr 26, 1990: Piper PA31-325 (N18PP), Cedar City, UT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DURING A NIGHT VFR APPROACH FOR 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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