# Accident 19891001037149A: Cessna 550, Roxboro, NC, October 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1989, 22:07 local time
- Place: Roxboro, NC
- Airport: Person County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3946° N, 78.9773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roxboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3946&lon=-78.9773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53CC-1990-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,986 total, 2,643 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001037149A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW MDA ON NDB APPROACH BROKEUP IN TREES. PILOT ON DRUGS FOR CANCER THERAPY ALSO POSITIVE MARIJUANA.

## 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 FTW90FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA002), Oct 2, 1989: Cessna 550 (N53CC), Hurdle Mills, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) DUE TO DRUGS/MEDICATION, CHEMOTHERAPY AND FATIGUE; FAILURE OF THE PIC TO ASSURE THAT THE IFR (INSTRUMENT) APCH PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED; AND HIS FAILURE TO…

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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