# Accident 19900919041239A: Piper PA28180, Mount Wilson, CA, September 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1990, 15:34 local time
- Place: Mount Wilson, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2264° N, 118.0662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Wilson, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2264&lon=-118.0662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6528J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6528J-1995-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900919041239A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. TOP OF MOUNTAIN WAS IN CLEAR ABOVE LOWER CLOUD LAYER.

## 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 LAX90LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA326), Sep 19, 1990: Piper PA-28-180 (N6528J), Mount Wilson, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REQUEST IN-FLIGHT WEATHER AVOIDANCE ASSISTANCE AND HIS MISJUDGED EVALUATION OF THE EN ROUTE WEATHER.

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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