# Accident 19800225004039A: Cessna 404CESSNA, Lexington, KY, February 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1980, 22:45 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406EX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,868 total, 334 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800225004039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED IN CROSSWIND EXCEEDING AIRCRAFT COMPONENT. GUST PUSHED AIRCRAFT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA028), Feb 25, 1980: Cessna 404 (N406EX), Lexington, KY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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