# Accident 19891102044399A: Cessna 182P, Darlington, SC, November 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Darlington, SC
- Airport: Darlington County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2897° N, 79.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2897&lon=-79.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58735, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58735-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891102044399A

## Narrative

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

ABOVE OVERCAST NEAR AIRPORT CRASHED INTO TREES. INDICATES HIT TREES ON LETDOWN ATTEMPT. NO MEDICAL OR ENDORSEMENTS.

## 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 ATL90FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA022), Nov 2, 1989: Cessna 182P (N58735), Darlington, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND HIS ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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