# Accident 19910505014509A: Cessna 182A, Lee Vining, CA, May 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1991, 21:00 local time
- Place: Lee Vining, CA
- Airport: Lee Vining Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9894° N, 119.1104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9894&lon=-119.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2137G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2137G-1991-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910505014509A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED APPROACHING DESTINATION. NO GROUND LIGHTS AND LAKE IN AREA. NO MECHANICAL DEFECT. LITTLE RECENT LOGGED TIME

## 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 LAX91FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA203), May 6, 1991: Cessna 182A (N2137G), Lee Vining, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION DURING A NIGHT APPROACH.

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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