# Accident 19901109052229A: Cessna 172P, Hayward, WI, November 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1990, 01:22 local time
- Place: Hayward, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0104° N, 91.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0104&lon=-91.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64406, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64406-1992-02-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 86 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901109052229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES TRYING TO MAINTAIN GROUND CONTACT AT NIGHT IN SNOW RAIN AND FOG. CARB ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 CHI91DEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP02), Nov 9, 1990: Cessna 172P (N64406), Hayward, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE 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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