# Accident 19901219055579A: Cessna 182H, Thompson, UT, December 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Thompson, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XVAA
- Location: 39.1790° N, 109.4891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1790&lon=-109.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2466X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2466X-1992-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,145 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901219055579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MISSING ON NIGHT CARGO FLIGHT. FOUND 9 DAYS LATER.VFR BUT WINDY AT CRASH SITE.HIT MOUNTAINSIDE.DEMOLISHED

## 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 SEA91FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA120), Dec 19, 1990: Cessna 182H (N2466X), Thompson, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED DESCENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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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