# Accident 19890814029519A: Cessna 182Q, Edison, NJ, August 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1989
- Place: Edison, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Aircraft: N759MN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N759MN-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890814029519A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA

## 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 NYC89FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA190), Aug 14, 1989: Cessna 182Q (N759MN), Edison Twshp, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW THE IFR PROCEDURE AND MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) FOR THAT SEGMENT OF THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE WARNING…

## Other reports on N759MN (1)

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

- [Incident 19830117002379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117002379I), Jan 17, 1983: Cessna 182Q (N759MN), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Pilot struck a raised tie-down cable anchor while taxiing on ramp. Nose wheel separated from aircraft.

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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