# Accident 19910314005379A: Cessna 182F, Bluefield, WV, March 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1991, 16:55 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3605° N, 81.1002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3605&lon=-81.1002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3529Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3529Y-1991-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910314005379A

## Narrative

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

ACCUMULATED HEAVY ICING ON DESCENT THROUGH CLOUDS. UNABLE SUSTAIN. FLIGHT CRASHED INTO HOUSES. NO DEICE EQUIPMENT.

## 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 BFO91FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA031), Mar 14, 1991: Cessna 182F (N3529Y), Princeton, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION WHICH RESULTED IN AIRFRAME ICING.

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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