# Accident 19901219055569A: Cessna 175, Boscobel, WI, December 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Boscobel, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1297° N, 90.7007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1297&lon=-90.7007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6626E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6626E-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 357 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901219055569A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IN MARGINAL WEATHER AND CONTINUED INTO IMC IN FREEZING DRIZZLE. LOST CONTROL STRUCK TREES.

## 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 CHI91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA047), Dec 19, 1990: Cessna 175 (N6626E), Boscobel, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND HIS FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE TREES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND…

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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