19791126046019I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 404CESSNA · Kalamazoo, MI · November 26, 1979

Date: November 26, 1979 · 20:00 local
Place: Kalamazoo, MI
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N404EX
Reported as: Cessna 404CESSNA
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,250 total15 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N404EXRegistration cancelled Jun 10, 1988 · Cessna 404S/N 4040017 Airframe modelCessna 404

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot had rudder control problem in cruise. Found trim tab screw assembly (PN51152121) bent. Probably wind damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD RUDDER CONTROL PROBLEM IN CRUISE. FOUND TRIM TAB SCREW ASSEMBLY (PN51152121) BENT. PROBABLY WIND DAMAGE.

Other reports on N404EX · 4

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

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