# Accident 19900819034289A: Cessna 172RG, Melfa, VA, August 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1990, 22:30 local time
- Place: Melfa, VA
- Airport: Accomack County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6469° N, 75.7610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACCOMACK COUNTY (MFV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6469&lon=-75.7610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6599R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6599R-1990-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 11 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90DID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90DID01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819034289A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN 5FT WATER IN BAY. DARK NIGHT HAZE AND FOG.

## 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 BFO90DID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90DID01), Aug 20, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6599R), Onancock, VA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BECAUSE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC, NIGHT CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N6599R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880413016339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880413016339I), Apr 13, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N6599R), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed while taxiing to ramp. Found the nose gear actuator fitting had failed.

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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