# Accident 19901123051759A: Cessna 414A, Atlantic City, NJ, November 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1990, 21:35 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4576° N, 74.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATLANTIC CITY INTL (ACY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4576&lon=-74.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2693F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2693F-1993-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901123051759A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO LAND IN ZERO ZERO IMC. DESCENDED BELOW DECISION HEIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN APPROACH.

## 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 NYC91FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA035), Nov 24, 1990: Cessna 414A (N2693F), Atlantic City, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED ILS PROCEDURE AND HIS CONTINUED DESCENT BELOW THE DECISION HEIGHT. DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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