# Accident 19901002043949A: Cessna 172P, Mount Washingto, NH, October 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1990, 04:50 local time
- Place: Mount Washingto, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N98438, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98438-1990-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901002043949A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT AT 5500 MSL. MSA IS 8300 MSL. SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND IN AREA.

## 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 NYC91FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA001), Oct 2, 1990: Cessna 172P (N98438), Gorham, NH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND…

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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