Cessna 404 N404SA
22 December 1977 · Buffalo, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 December 1977 at about 09:24 local time, a Cessna 404 registered N404SA, operated by Skyline Avaiti, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Buffalo, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buffalo, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buffalo Air Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 404
- Registration
- N404SA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Skyline Avaiti
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Oshawa, Canada → Buffalo, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4176
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
UNIDENTIFIED DEBRIS SIGHTED IN HEAVY SEAS ON LAKE ONTARIO, NOT RECOVERED. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 404 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 1978 | Cessna 404 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Sky Harbor Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1978 | Cessna 404 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1978 | Cessna 404 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Servair, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1979 | Cessna 404 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Ambergate, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Apr 1980 | Cessna 404 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Fariday Indust | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1980 | Cessna 404 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |