# NTSB investigations, 1990

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB CHI91LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA042.md): Cessna 150 · Portage, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1990 · N11327 · Substantial damage
  > Delayed go-around and stall encountered. Contributing factors were a snow bank, proper alignment not attained, and raising the flaps not performed by the PIC.
- [NTSB NYC91FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA042.md): Beech A24R · Owls Head, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1990 · CGJKL · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Factors related to the accident were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, and mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB FTW91LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA020.md): Cessna 172N · Plano, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1990 · N6297D · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to follow the approved start procedures which resulted in an induction fire and the destruction of the airplane.
- [NTSB CHI91IA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91IA041.md): Boeing 727-257 · Detroit, MI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1990 · N715RC · Minor damage
  > The inadequate deicing procedures instituted by company management.
- [NTSB ATL91FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA026.md): Beech D-55 · Greer, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1990 · N2000Q · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to follow normal fuel system operational procedures which resulted in the total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB LAX91LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA050.md): Cessna 172M · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1990 · N12943 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff and his incorrect use of full flaps. Factors related to the high density altitude condition and to the pilot's abrupt airplane handling techniques.
- [NTSB LAX91LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA049.md): Cessna 150 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1990 · N9312U · Substantial damage
  > One or more of the F-16 pilot's improper use of throttles before being cleared for take off.
- [NTSB BFO91LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA017.md): Rockwell 690C · Summerville, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1990 · N840MD · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to maintain adequate aircraft control during the landing flare/touchdown. The turbulent weather was a related factor.
- [NTSB SEA91LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA028.md): Aerospatiale SA316B · Vernal, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1990 · N316BS · Destroyed
  > A malfunction/failure of the helicopter's main rotor lead-lag damper.
- [NTSB DCA91MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA010.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-14 · Romulus, MI · Accident · 8 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Dec 3, 1990 · N3313L · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Lack of proper crew coordn, including virtual reversal of roles by the DC-9 plts, which led to their failure to stop taxiing & alert gnd ctlr of their positional uncertainty in a timely manner bfr & after intruding onto the active rwy. Contribuing to cause of…
- [NTSB SEA91LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA029.md): Cessna 182A · Burns, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1990 · N4005D · Substantial damage
  > The formation of carburetor ice when the pilot delayed the use of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB LAX91LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA048.md): Cessna T-206 · Tonto Basin, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1990 · N8655Z · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a connecting rod in the engine.
- [NTSB CHI91LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA040.md): Cessna 182 · Howell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1990 · N70608 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to re-fueling not performed by the PIC. Contributing factors were fuel consumption calculations misjudged by the PIC.
- [NTSB CHI91LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA038.md): Cessna 150 · Grand Haven, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1990 · N7199S · Substantial damage
  > Delayed application of carburetor heat by the PIC. Contributing factors were carburetor icing conditions (weather) and none suitable terrain.
- [NTSB CHI91LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA037.md): Cessna 152 · Muskegon, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1990 · N7321B · Substantial damage
  > Directional control not maintained by the PIC.
- [NTSB BFO91LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA016.md): Cessna 172P · Axton, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1990 · N55276 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance with an obstacle. Contributing was an unmarked powerline and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographical area.
- [NTSB SEA91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA032.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1990 · N437OZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while on an instrument approach under instrument meteorlogical conditions, resulting in the aircraft stalling and enter a spin.
- [NTSB SEA91FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA027.md): Aero Commander 690A · Ryderwood, WA · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1990 · N400N · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper inflight planning and failure to maintain proper altitude in mountainous terrain at night.
- [NTSB NYC91LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA045.md): Cessna 150J · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1990 · N60026 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors in the accident were: a downwind landing, and loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA91WA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91WA039.md): Piper PA-28R200 · St. Mary, Jamaica · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 1, 1990 · N1291T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA036.md): Cessna T210M · Marshall, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1990 · N761LZ · Substantial damage
  > Directional control not maintained by the PIC.
- [NTSB ATL91IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91IA024.md): Cessna S550 · Columbus, GA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1990 · N185SF · Minor damage
  > A fatigue failure of a spot weld on the gas generator case, which resulted in an engine explosion.
- [NTSB SEA91FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA026.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 1990 · N4678J · Destroyed
  > The pilot's intentional buzzing of uninhabited island in the great Salt lake and his misjudging the timing of a pull-up maneuver to clear rising terrain of a ridgeline.
- [NTSB SEA91FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA025.md): Piper PA31 · Enumclaw, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1990 · N13UW · Destroyed
  > Fuel exhaustion due to inadequate preflight planning and preparations, and poor inflight planning and decisions. The pilot elected to fly into known adverse weather conditions, and did not calculate fuel consumption for the planned flight.
- [NTSB MIA91LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA038.md): Cessna 172N · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1990 · N733UC · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to perfrom a proper landing flare and touchdown resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB MIA91LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA037.md): Cessna 150M · Fort White, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1990 · N45360 · Substantial damage
  > The downwind landing with excessive airspeed.
- [NTSB MIA91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA036.md): Cessna 550 · Sebring, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1990 · N97QS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed go-around after encountering a fog bank on short final. The fog and the dark night were factors.
- [NTSB MIA91FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA035.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Bunnell, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1990 · N174ER · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain altitude, while maneuvering at night over an unlighted area, which resulted in a collision with trees. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and possible spatial disorientation of the pilot due to lack of visual ques.
- [NTSB CHI91LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA039.md): Cessna 150 · Niota, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1990 · N50098 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel consumption calculations misjudged by the PIC. Contributing factors were a tailwind landing and no suitable terrain.
- [NTSB CHI91FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA035.md): Piper PA-31T2 · Des Moines, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1990 · N1879W · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper emergency procedures by not feathering the left engine after it lost power and/or was shut down, and his failure to keep the aircraft at or above the minimum control airspeed (VMC), which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. A factor…
- [NTSB ATL91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA023.md): Cessna 172N · Chamblee, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1990 · N6168F · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to maintain adequate wingtip clearance during taxi.
- [NTSB ATL91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA022.md): Beech A23A · Franklin, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1990 · N3696Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain directional control during landing. The presence of gusting crosswinds was a factor in the accident.
- [NTSB NYC91LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA040.md): Enstrom F-28C · Easton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1990 · N4953X · Destroyed
  > An inflight failure of the left side cabin mount bracket which resulted in a loss of lateral cyclic control. Factors related to the accident were: an incomplete inspection of the helicopter following a hard landing with a blade strike.
- [NTSB MIA91GA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91GA034.md): Asta N22S · Homestead Afb, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 28, 1990 · N5056D · Substantial damage
  > The bending overstress failure of the left main landing screwjack at an undetermined time during flight for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA034.md): Cessna 401 · Grand Island, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1990 · N10QP · Substantial damage
  > Flight into known adverse weather conditions and flare misjudged. Factors related to the accident were: icing conditions resulting in reduced aircraft controllability and restricted visual outlook.
- [NTSB SEA91LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA023.md): Hughes 369D · Mulina, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N1106Z · Substantial damage
  > In-flight collision with a rebounding long-line, which caused main-rotor RPM decay and tail-boom separation, compromising the pilot's ability to successfully accomplish an attempted autorotation.
- [NTSB NYC91LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA038.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Marshfield, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N4347H · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain in which the emergency landing was made.
- [NTSB MIA91LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA033.md): Air Tractor AT401 · Belle Glade, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N1005J · Destroyed
  > The pilot failed to maintain airspeed, and stalled the airplane, resulting in a uncontrolled descent, and collision with the terrain.
- [NTSB MIA91IA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA032.md): ATR ATR-42-300 · St. Thomas · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N971NA · Minor damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear side brace lower arm due to fatigue resulting from corrosion formation, which resulted from improper design to prevent corrosion formation.
- [NTSB LAX91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA047.md): Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 · Poway, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N7113U · Minor damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point. Contributing factors which related to the basket's tipping over were the pilot's misjudging the wind direction and the wind's relative high speed.
- [NTSB LAX91LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA043.md): Cessna 172 · Tonopah, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N79551 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's encounter with a wind gust while taxiing from landing. Contributing factors related to the pilot's improper weather evaluation and his lack of experience in making weather evaluations.
- [NTSB LAX91LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA042.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Livermore, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N2601X · Destroyed
  > Inadvertent flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and her failure to maintain adequate altitude and/or clearance from mountainous terrain. The adverse weather and terrain conditions were related factors.
- [NTSB LAX91IA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91IA039.md): Cessna 152 · Wahiawa, HI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N95144 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout of the pilots of both airplanes which resulted in the collision. Contributing to the accident was the improper VFR procedures of N88TE while transitioning through the wheeler afb airport traffic area.
- [NTSB LAX91FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA045.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Show Low, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N31638 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in loss of engine power, due to induction system icing. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather condition and lack of a suitable area for a forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX91FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA044.md): Cessna T210-F · Fontana, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N6775R · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's decision to continue flight into known adverse weather conditions during the hours of darkness in mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB FTW91LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA019.md): Cessna 172 · Granbury, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N46383 · Substantial damage
  > Total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations, and the darkness of the night.
- [NTSB CHI91FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA033.md): Cessna 150K · Valley Center, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N6026G · Destroyed
  > Continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft after becoming spatially disoriented. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, and the…
- [NTSB CHI91FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA032.md): Gates Learjet 25B · Chicago, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1990 · N5LL · Substantial damage
  > The driver's inadequate visual lookout. A factor in the accident was the company's configuring the truck with mirrors which obstruct forward visibility.
- [NTSB NYC91LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA039.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Taunton, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1990 · N5780U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot attempted to land in a strong cross wind, lost control of the airplane, ran off the runway and hit the VASI system.
- [NTSB NYC91LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA037.md): Cessna 152 · Indian Head, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1990 · N757MP · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructors decision to land with insufficient runway remaining to stop the airplane which resulted in an overrun.

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1990
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=3&year=1990

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