# Accident 19851112056789A: Cessna 402C, Detroit, MI, November 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1985, 02:08 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LEQA
- Location: 42.2201° N, 83.3508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2201&lon=-83.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6788Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6788Y-1989-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851112056789A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AFTER DESCENDING BELOW DECISION HEIGHT ON APPROACH IN LOW IFR CONDITIONS.  IMPACTED ON AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI86FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA026), Nov 12, 1985: Cessna 402C (N6788Y), Detroit, MI, 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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