Accident Details
Date
Saturday, January 13, 1990
NTSB Number
DEN90FA041
Location
TOM'S PLACE, CA
Event ID
20001212X22402
Coordinates
37.500652, -118.310096
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
3
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
3
Probable Cause and Findings
CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, SELF INDUCED PRESSURE, AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.
Aircraft Information
Registration
N5831J
Make
CESSNA
Serial Number
18263559
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Registered Owner (Historical)
Name
GRICE THOMAS
Address
4050 SPENCER ST SUITE C
Status
Deregistered
City
TORRANCE
State / Zip Code
CA 90503
Country
United States
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DEN90FA041