# NTSB Accident BFO90DIG02
> **CESSNA 182J** · 1990-08-01 · FREDERICK, MD, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO90DIG02
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23899
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-01
- **Location:** FREDERICK, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.42089, -77.409355
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182J
- **Registration:** N2891F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ASSURE THAT THE MAGNETO (IGNITION) SWITCH WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE MAGNETO SWITCH, WHICH ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE REMOVED, THOUGH THE SWITCH WAS NOT IN THE 'OFF' POSITION.

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