# Accident 19851213062019A: Cessna 414A, Georgetown, DE, December 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1985, 21:00 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Airport: Sussex County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6904° N, 75.3790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6904&lon=-75.3790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13FH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,900 total, 60 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86LHD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LHD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851213062019A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.  DESCENDED BELOW MINIMUMS WITH EXTREMELY POOR IFR CONDITIONS.  FIRE ENSUED.

## 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 BFO86LHD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LHD01), Dec 13, 1985: Cessna 414 (N13FH), Georgetown, DE, destroyed

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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