# Accident 19910313005509A: Cessna 320D, Gorman, CA, March 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1991, 10:12 local time
- Place: Gorman, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8599° N, 118.8705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8599&lon=-118.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3302Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3302Q-1991-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320D (registry code 2074512, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910313005509A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN OBSCUREMENT IN BRIEFING. SEEN REVERSING COURSE AND DESCEND ON RADAR.

## 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 LAX91FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA133), Mar 13, 1991: Cessna 320D (N3302Q), Gorman, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: 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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