# Accident 19900922041499A: Cessna 182P, Marble, CO, September 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1990, 11:10 local time
- Place: Marble, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3899° N, 107.2109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3899&lon=-107.2109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9643G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9643G-1992-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 24 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922041499A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT IN MIDDLE OF MOUNTAIN VALLEY. STALL MUSHED INTO HILLSIDE.TOO LOW AND IN EXPOSED VALLEY CENTER

## 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 DEN90FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA192), Sep 22, 1990: Cessna 182P (N9643G), Marble, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PRIVATE PILOT (STUDENT PILOT) TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED ABOVE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) AND HER DELAY IN TAKING…

## Other reports on N9643G (1)

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

- [Accident 19770119001179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770119001179A), Jan 19, 1977: Cessna 182P (N9643G), Mt. Vernon, IN, Substantial damage. Hit pwr lines adj to road open fld available.

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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