# Incident 19831103070249I: Cessna 404CESSNA, Glens Falls, NY, November 3, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Glens Falls, NY
- Airport: Warren County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404EX-1988-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831103070249I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. DRAG BRACE AND DRAG LINK IMPROPERLY RIGGED. CREW INJURED BY PIECE OF PROP TIP

## Other reports on N404EX (4)

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

- [Accident 19850816075989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816075989A), Aug 16, 1985: Cessna 404CESSNA (N404EX), South Lyon, MI, Destroyed. Impacted trees and ground in a flat attitude and burned. No cause determined.
- [Incident 19830803043819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830803043819I), Aug 3, 1983: Cessna 404CESSNA (N404EX), Rochester, NY, Substantial damage. Heard an explosive like sound. Feathered right engine. Found #3 cylinder assembly broke in half.
- [Incident 19800512045229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512045229I), May 12, 1980: Cessna 404CESSNA (N404EX), Canton, OH. Engine lost power after takeoff. Flight returned. Mixture over-rich due to sticking fuel pressure switch.
- [Incident 19791126046019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126046019I), Nov 26, 1979: Cessna 404CESSNA (N404EX), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Pilot had rudder control problem in cruise. Found trim tab screw assembly (PN51152121) bent. Probably wind 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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