# Accident 19811118074629A: Cessna 425, Natchez, MS, November 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1981, 04:45 local time
- Place: Natchez, MS
- Airport: Adams Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TACA
- Location: 31.5424° N, 91.3856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Natchez, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5424&lon=-91.3856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425AC-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 425 (registry code 2076018, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,182 total, 56 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118074629A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON LOCALIZER APPROACH IN NEAR ZERO WEATHER. NO FLIGHT PLAN OR IFR CLEARANCE OR WEATHER CHECK RECORD.

## 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 ATL82FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA018), Nov 18, 1981: Cessna 425 (N425AC), Natchez, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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