# Accident 19910619022689A: Cessna 182R, Big Springs, TX, June 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Big Springs, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2393° N, 101.4704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2393&lon=-101.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5459E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5459E-1992-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,507 total, 315 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910619022689A

## Narrative

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

FLEW LOW OVER PIPELINE ON PATROL,MADE STEEP WING-OVER AND CRASHED. MEDICATION.

## 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 FTW91FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA104), Jun 19, 1991: Cessna C182R (N5459E), Big Spring, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.

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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