# Accident 19940208045949A: Cessna 320F, Goshen, IN, February 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1994, 19:05 local time
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Airport: Goshen Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5696° N, 85.8308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5696&lon=-85.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N618X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320F
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,592 total, 22 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940208045949A

## Narrative

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

BROKE OUT ON APPROACH CANCELED IFR LANDING VISUALLY IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. WINDSHIELD AND AIRFRAME ICE A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI94FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA080), Feb 9, 1994: Cessna 320F (N618X), Goshen, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's continued operation with known deficiencies in equipment. Factors were ice on the windshield and the pilot-in-commands visual outlook not possible.

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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