# Accident 19910322011449A: Cessna 182F, Young, AZ, March 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1991, 08:00 local time
- Place: Young, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0793° N, 111.0092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0793&lon=-111.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3458U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3458U-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 31 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910322011449A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. VERTICAL IMPACT INTO DENSE TREES. SEVERE ICING AND MOUNTAINS OBSCURED.

## 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 LAX91FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA173), Mar 22, 1991: Cessna 182F (N3458U), Young, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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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