# Accident 19901114050259A: Cessna 172, Brigham City, UT, November 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1990, 20:00 local time
- Place: Brigham City, UT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5102° N, 112.0400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5102&lon=-112.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5030A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5030A-2003-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 115 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901114050259A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO WATER AFTER BEGINING CLIMBING TURN AND LOSING HORIZON REFERENCE. FAILED TO NOTE DESCENT AND ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA91LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA016), Nov 15, 1990: Cessna 172A (N5030A), Brigham City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE.

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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