# Accident 19901129052199A: Cessna 550, Sebring, FL, November 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1990, 02:15 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DXTA
- Location: 27.4896° N, 81.4497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4896&lon=-81.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97QS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,058 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129052199A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED UNSEEN FOG BANK ON FINAL VISUAL APPROACH. DESCENT NOT CHECKED,HIT GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY. UNATTENDED FIELD.

## 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 MIA91LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA036), Nov 29, 1990: Cessna 550 (N97QS), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED GO-AROUND AFTER ENCOUNTERING A FOG BANK ON SHORT FINAL. THE FOG AND THE DARK NIGHT WERE 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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