# Accident 19850131001559A: Cessna 414, Coatesville, PA, January 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1985, 13:10 local time
- Place: Coatesville, PA
- Airport: Chester Co G O Carlson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9790° N, 75.8655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (MQS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9790&lon=-75.8655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1994G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1994G-1988-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 49 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131001559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AFTER APPROACH. PROBABLY LOOKING FOR RUNWAY BEYOND MISSED APPROACH POINT.

## 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 NYC85FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA057), Jan 31, 1985: Cessna 414 (N1994G), Sadsburyville, PA, destroyed, 4 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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