# Accident 19900926042449A: Cessna 180E, Kingston, NH, September 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1990, 15:45 local time
- Place: Kingston, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9365° N, 71.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9365&lon=-71.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2620Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2620Y-1995-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 189 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DNC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900926042449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOW PASS OVER LAKE. TOO LOW TO CLEAR SHORE STALLED IN TURN. NO DEFECT. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 NYC90DNC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNC01), Sep 26, 1990: Cessna 180E (N2620Y), Kingston, NH, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH WATER WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A POWER LOSS DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL.

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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