- Date
- August 25, 1990, 20:35 local (Aug 26, 1990, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Marine City, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5373BCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900825036039A
- Case key
- 14550
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Probable cause
Pilot-in-command's ostentation display resulted in his failure to maintain flying sped, and a subsequent stall.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was observed to make a low pass over the airport, pull up into a steep climb, depart controlled flight and descend into the terrain. Subsequent examination of the engine and airframe revealed nothing that would have had a negative impact on the flight of the aircraft. Likewise the post mortem and toxicological examination of the pilot-in-command were negative.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5373B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18233373
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Noralee Myks
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- MTC, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.