# Accident 19900522020319A: Cessna R182, Highland, NC, May 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1990, 15:10 local time
- Place: Highland, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0491° N, 83.1893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0491&lon=-83.1893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55AG-1991-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 1,975 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900522020319A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AFTER CANCELING IFR. WAS TRYING TO LAND AT FIELD WITHOUT IFR APPROACHES.

## 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 ATL90FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA118), May 22, 1990: Cessna 182RG (N55AG), Highland, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN IMC. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT ARE THE PILOT'S INACCURATE WEATHER EVALUATION AND POOR IN FLIGHT DECISION.

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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