# Incident 19820126007529I: Cessna 404CESSNA, Hickory, NC, January 26, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1982, 19:30 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Hickory
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SBDA
- Location: 35.7411° N, 81.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HICKORY RGNL (HKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7411&lon=-81.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88694, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88694-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,755 total, 1,735 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820126007529I

## Narrative

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

ZA LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON TAKEOFF. GEAR EXTENDED AS FLUID LOST. USED AUX SYSTEM. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING.

## Other reports on N88694 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820523063989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820523063989I), May 23, 1982: Cessna 404CESSNA (N88694), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Hydraulic failure shortly after takeoff. Emergency blow down failed. Found ruptured hydraulic line. Loose bottle.

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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