# Accident 19840620040979A: Cessna 404CESSNA, San Francisco, CA, June 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1984, 09:14 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.6107° N, 122.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6107&lon=-122.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5340J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,837 total, 38 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840620040979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AFTER LEFT FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX84FA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA361), Jun 20, 1984: Cessna 404 (N5340J), San Francisco, CA, 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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