# Accident 19900905038199A: Cessna U206F, Las Vegas, NV, September 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1990, 20:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DOQA
- Location: 36.1600° N, 115.4307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1600&lon=-115.4307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51299-1992-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36,300 total, 1,520 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900905038199A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND WHILE TURNING TO AVOID AIRCRAFT DEPARTING OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

## 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 LAX90LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA315), Sep 6, 1990: Cessna U206F (N51299), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF VISUAL REFERENCES DURING A NIGHT APPROACH AND HIS FAILURE TO DETECT AND CORRECT A DESCENT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS.

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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