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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Rancho Cucamong, CA · May 29, 1990

Date
May 29, 1990 · 08:38 local
Place
Rancho Cucamong, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N49565
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA200
Reported as
Cessna 182
Reported engine
Continental O470U
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
209 total26 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Descending trying to avoid low clouds flew into cloud obscured terrain in mountainous area.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDING TRYING TO AVOID LOW CLOUDS FLEW INTO CLOUD OBSCURED TERRAIN IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.