Cessna 550 N53CC
2 October 1989 · Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 October 1989 at about 02:07 local time, a Cessna 550 registered N53CC was involved in an accident near Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Person County (TDF)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 550
- Registration
- N53CC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Roxboro
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW90FA002
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) DUE TO DRUGS/MEDICATION, CHEMOTHERAPY AND FATIGUE; FAILURE OF THE PIC TO ASSURE THAT THE IFR (INSTRUMENT) APCH PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED; AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA). INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION BY COMPANY/OPERATOR/MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Other Cessna 550 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 1989 | Cessna 550 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | L.p. Enright | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1988 | Cessna 550 | Fremont, Michigan, United States | Teledyne Moters | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1990 | Cessna 550 | Sebring, Florida, United States | First Security Bank Utah | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1992 | Cessna 550 | Comayagua, Honduras | U.s. Customs Service | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1992 | Cessna 550 | Billings, Montana, United States | Department of Energy (Wapa) | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Dec 1993 | Cessna 550 | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | Kansas Air INV., Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150F | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150 | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | Air East | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1989 | Cessna A185F | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | James E. Woodcock | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1989 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Troy, North Carolina, United States | Morgan, Kenneth H. | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1989 | Cessna 172N | Fuquay, North Carolina, United States | House, Harper H. | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1989 | Cessna 177 | Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States | Ronald Stiles | Serious injuries | - |