# Accident 19851114057469A: Cessna 182Q, Edenton, NC, November 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1985, 09:50 local time
- Place: Edenton, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0504° N, 76.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0504&lon=-76.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735SS-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851114057469A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW IFR APPROACH MINIMA AND STRUCK WATER.  PILOTS MEDICAL EXPIRED, IFR CURRENCY QUESTIONABLE.

## 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 ATL86FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA025), Nov 14, 1985: Cessna 182Q (N735SS), Edenton, NC, substantial damage, 2 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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