# Accident 19900518016619A: Cessna 172N, Salilnas, CA, May 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1990, 12:48 local time
- Place: Salilnas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6707° N, 121.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6707&lon=-121.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9993G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9993G-1990-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 842 total, 312 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900518016619A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURE HILL DURING A CROSS COUNTRY AIR RACE.

## 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 LAX90FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA180), May 18, 1990: Cessna 172N (N9993G), Salinas, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING VISUAL FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. SELF INDUCED PRESSURE TO ADHERE TO THE PROPOSED FLIGHT ROUTE IN…

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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