# Accident 19901127053449A: Cessna 401, Grand Island, NE, November 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1990, 10:37 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDWA
- Location: 40.9509° N, 98.2902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9509&lon=-98.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10QP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10QP-1993-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,804 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901127053449A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING DUE TO ICE ON AIRFRAME AND WINDSHIELD ICE. WAS ADVISED ICING PRIOR FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA034), Nov 27, 1990: Cessna 401 (N10QP), Grand Island, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FLARE MISJUDGED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ICING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN REDUCED AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABILITY AND RESTRICTED VISUAL OUTLOOK.

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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