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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Onego, WV · June 4, 1990

Date
June 4, 1990 · 13:05 local
Place
Onego, WV
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5117U
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO90FA054
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
108 total18 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Flew into upslope of a cloud obscured mountain. Continued flight in mountain area VFR in IMC.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO UPSLOPE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. CONTINUED FLIGHT IN MOUNTAIN AREA VFR IN IMC.

NTSB investigation

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