# Accident 19880211002389A: Cessna 425, Sanford, FL, February 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1988, 22:12 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sanford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7801° N, 81.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7801&lon=-81.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6771Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6771Y-1991-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 425 (registry code 2076018, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,750 total, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880211002389A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING AN ILS APPROACH IN HEAVY FOG. NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY. PASSENGER STATED IT WAS PILOT ERROR

## 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 MIA88FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA105), Feb 12, 1988: Cessna 425 (N6771Y), Sanford, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6771Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860221010369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221010369I), Feb 21, 1986: Cessna 425 (N6771Y), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. Encountered moderate icing on approach. Flared and aircraft stalled striking ground short of runway. Gear collapse.

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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