# Accident 19910109000289A: Cessna 182N, La Belle, FL, January 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1991, 01:00 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6401° N, 81.3406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6401&lon=-81.3406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69UU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69UU-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 90 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910109000289A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FOG LAYER. BECAME DISORIENTED. COMPASS LIGHT OT. FLASHLIGHT DEAD,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 MIA91LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA063), Jan 9, 1991: Cessna 182N (N69UU), La Belle, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER FORECAST.

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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