# NTSB ATL82FA018: Cessna 425, N425AC, Natchez, MS, November 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1981
- Place: Natchez, MS · NATCHEZ, MS
- Location: 31.5424° N, 91.3856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Natchez, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5424&lon=-91.3856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3557  81/11/18 NR.NATCHEZ,MS         CESSNA 425          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12182
        TIME - 0445                    N425AC              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDY-ANDERS FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         NATCHEZ,MS                   RETURN                       PARAGOULD,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ALSTG AT FSS 30.03. ALSTG IN ACFT AT 30.20. CRASHED APRX 200FT RGT OF LOC CNTRLN.NO FLT PLN FILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N425AC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425AC-2013-07-19), registration cancelled 2013-07-19, S/N 425-0009, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Registry model: [Cessna 425](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (registry code 2076018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (registry code 61508, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hardy-Anders Fld

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811118074629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118074629A), Nov 18, 1981: Cessna 425, Natchez, MS, Destroyed. Struck trees on localizer approach in near zero weather. No flight plan or IFR clearance or weather check record.

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.

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