# Accident 19930326006919A: Cessna 182N, Ludington, MI, March 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1993, 01:30 local time
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Airport: Mason County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9508° N, 86.4404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9508&lon=-86.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8945G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8945G-1993-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 580 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930326006919A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON NDB NIGHT APPROACH. WEATHER BELOW MINIMUMS. HAD MISSED ON FIRST TRY. DESCENDED BELOW MDA.

## 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 CHI93FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA118), Mar 26, 1993: Cessna 182N (N8945G), Ludington, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper instrument procedures. Related factors are the below approach minima weather conditions, fog and dark night.

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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