# Accident 19910218002539A: Cessna 182B, Middletown, NY, February 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Middletown, NY
- Airport: Randall Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5993° N, 74.1599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5993&lon=-74.1599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2445G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2445G-1992-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218002539A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO IMC AND ICING . DIVERTED. ON FINAL LOST CONTROL, HIT TREES. FREEZING RAIN. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 NYC91LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA077), Feb 18, 1991: Cessna 182B (N2445G), Wallkill, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT TO ATTEMPT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN AIRFRAME ICING, LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TREES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE…

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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