# Accident 19900706028369A: Cessna 182, Miles City, MT, July 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Airport: Frank Wiley Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2199° N, 105.6002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2199&lon=-105.6002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5665B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5665B-1992-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,981 total, 224 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900706028369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. ENGINE PRONE TO LOADING UP.

## 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 DEN90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA153), Jul 6, 1990: Cessna 182 (N5665B), Miles City, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER.

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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