# Accident 19901218055229A: Cessna 182E, Saluda, NC, December 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1990, 21:35 local time
- Place: Saluda, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2376° N, 82.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saluda, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2376&lon=-82.3468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9383X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9383X-1991-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 157 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901218055229A

## Narrative

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

PROCEEDED AT NIGHT INTO IMC ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. LOW CEILING AND HEAVY RAIN IN AREA.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9383X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850114000809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850114000809A), Jan 14, 1985: Cessna 182E (N9383X), Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Collided with 3 parked aircraft while leaving tiedown spot. Right brake pad worn out completely.

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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