# Accident 19921213049849A: Cessna 402B, Cedar Rapids, IA, December 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1992, 18:01 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DFSA
- Location: 41.9702° N, 91.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9702&lon=-91.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17CH-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921213049849A

## Narrative

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

MISSED FIRST APPROACH DUE THICK FOG. IMPACTED HALF MILE SHORT RUNWAY ON SECOND APPROACH. BLAMED MALSR. NOT VERIFIED

## 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 CHI93LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA052), Dec 14, 1992: Cessna 402B (N17CH), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH.

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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