# Accident 19901111049659A: Cessna 182D, Grand Rapids, MI, November 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1990, 11:40 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9790° N, 85.7104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9790&lon=-85.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9075X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9075X-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111049659A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWER DURING VECTORS TO AIRPORT. DISINTEGRATED BY TREES PRIOR GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 CHI91FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA026), Nov 11, 1990: Cessna 182D (N9075X), Walker, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED, INDUCTION AIR FILTER ICING, EXCESSIVE WORKLOAD, AND LACK…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.