# Accident 19900116000919A: Cessna 402A, Mosinee, WI, January 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1990, 22:45 local time
- Place: Mosinee, WI
- Airport: Central Wisconsin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KCQA
- Location: 44.7801° N, 89.6807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7801&lon=-89.6807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4532Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4532Q-2001-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900116000919A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED DURING THIRD MISSED APPROACH. WAS OFF CENTER LINE ON TWO TRIES. FREEZING DRIZZLE IN 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 CHI90FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA066), Jan 17, 1990: Cessna 402A (N4532Q), Mosinee, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DISREGARDING THE PUBLISHED DECISION HEIGHT AND NOT PERFORMING A MISSED APPROACH.

## Other reports on N4532Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19840319015669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840319015669I), Mar 19, 1984: Cessna 402A (N4532Q), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Manifold pressure continued to drop on left engine on climbout. Return. Bolts holding the exhaust bellows failed.
- [Incident 19821220068599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821220068599I), Dec 20, 1982: Cessna 402A (N4532Q), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Engine failure. Propeller would not feather. Hole burned through cylinders at exhaust port. #4 cylinder studs gone.
- [Accident 19761022033409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761022033409A), Oct 22, 1976: Cessna 402A (N4532Q), Erin, TN, Substantial damage. Plt continued t/o IFR after wndshd & windows fogged up during VFR departure.

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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