# Accident 19991222040369A: Cessna 551, Cordele, GA, December 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1999, 21:30 local time
- Place: Cordele, GA
- Airport: Crisp County-Cordele Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9595° N, 83.7697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9595&lon=-83.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1218S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1218S-2000-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 551 (registry code 2076605, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-551) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 551
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991222040369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A MORNING OF BUSINESS MEETINGS, PILOT DEPARTED DALLAS LOVE-3159N/083462-CKF. JAX ARTCC CLEARED N1218S FOR LOCALIZER 10 APPROACH TO CKF @ 0219Z.  PILOT SAID HE WOULD ATTEMPT ONE APPROACH AND THEN PROCEED TO ALBANY FOR AN ILS APPROACH.  AWOS WEATHER REPORTED OVC 003 1-1/4 18/18 WIND CALM.  AIRPLANE OVERFLEW FEILD AT 600 FEET, BRIEFLY CLIMBED TO 700 FEET, THEN DESCENDED TO 600 FEET WHEN RADAR CONTACT LOST AT 0228Z.  MDA FOR APPROACH IS 680-1.  MISSED APPROACH, AT TIMING FOR GROUND SPEED (ABOUT 2:00 MINUTES), CALLS FOR CLIMBING LEFT TURN TO 2000MSL DIRECT VNA VORTAC AND HOLD,.  AIRPLANE INSTEAD DESCENDED AND TURNED RIGHT.  IMPACT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE TO ONE AND ONE-HALF MILES SOUTHEAST OF AIRFEILD IN A TREE HAMMOCK.  RUNWAY AND APPROACH LIGHTS OFF.

## 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 ATL00FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA017), Dec 22, 1999: Cessna 551 (N1218S), Cordele, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published missed approach procedures, and to maintain proper altitude. Factors contributing to the severity of the accident were the low ceilings and trees.

## Other reports on N1218S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830803052239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803052239I), Aug 3, 1983: Cessna 550 (N1218S), San Antonio, TX. Left engine failed on climb to cruise. No restart. Found metal in oil. Indication of bevel gear tower shaft failure

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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