# Accident 19911231059529A: Cessna 182K, Huntington, IN, December 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1991, 07:15 local time
- Place: Huntington, IN
- Airport: Huntington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8793° N, 85.4991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8793&lon=-85.4991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2859R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2859R-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,226 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911231059529A

## Narrative

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

PICKED UP ICE ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT,BROKE OUT. INCH THICK ICE ON AIRFRAME CAUSED STALL. FREEZING DRIZZLE IN AREA.

## 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 CHI92LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA064), Dec 31, 1991: Cessna 182K (N2859R), Huntington, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED IN A TURN WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE; ICING CONDITIONS, HAZARDOUS WEATHER ADVISORY…

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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