Cessna 404 N404EX
16 August 1985 · South Lyon, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 August 1985 at about 11:09 local time, a Cessna 404 registered N404EX was involved in an accident near South Lyon, Michigan, 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 11:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Lyon, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.4599, -83.6491
- Aircraft
- Cessna 404
- Registration
- N404EX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Detroit → Saginaw
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85FA351
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
THE ACFT TOOK OFF AND CLIMBED TO 5000 FT UNEVENTFULLY. IT THEN DROPPED OFF RADAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT UPRIGHT ATTITUDE. A POST-CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE MAJORITY OF THE AIRFRAME. ENG AND PROP TEARDOWNS INDICATED NO ABNORMALITIES AND PWR AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. A FIRE IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS RULED OUT BY ATF INVESTIGATORS. MAIN ELECTRICAL SWITCHES WERE FOUND OFF IN THE WRECKAGE. AN OXYGEN BOTTLE IN THE NOSE CAUGHT FIRE SEPARATLEY FROM THE REST OF THE ACFT BUT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE OXYGEN FIRE TOOK PLACE IN THE AIR OR AFTER IMPACT. THE DOOR WARNING, LEFT AND RIGHT ALT OUT, LEFT AND RIGHT HYD FLOW AND LEFT AND RIGHT LOW FUEL ANNUNCIATOR BULBS EXHIBITED STRETCHED FILAMENTS WHEN EXAMINED FOLLOWING THE CRASH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 404 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1985 | Cessna 404 II | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1985 | Cessna 404 | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | Acme Flight Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1985 | Cessna 404 | Hayesville, North Carolina, United States | Opex, Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jan 1985 | Cessna 404 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Regional Express Co | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1985 | Cessna 404 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1986 | Cessna 404 | Mc Rae, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1985 | Gulfstream 690A | Cadillac, Michigan, United States | Thomas Wiles | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Nov 1985 | Cessna 402C | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Gateway Pace Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1985 | Boeing 747-123 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | United Air Carriers | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1985 | Cessna T210M | Highland, Michigan, United States | Thomas J. O'connor | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1985 | Aerospatiale SA365N | Adrian, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Troy, Michigan, United States | Lentini Aviation | No injuries | - |