# Accident 19850816075989A: Cessna 404CESSNA, South Lyon, MI, August 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1985, 07:09 local time
- Place: South Lyon, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTPA
- Location: 42.4599° N, 83.6491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4599&lon=-83.6491&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
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816075989A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES AND GROUND IN A FLAT ATTITUDE AND BURNED.  NO CAUSE DETERMINED.

## 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 CHI85FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA351), Aug 16, 1985: Cessna 404 (N404EX), South Lyon, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N404EX (4)

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

- [Incident 19831103070249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831103070249I), Nov 3, 1983: Cessna 404CESSNA (N404EX), Glens Falls, NY, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on landing roll. Drag brace and drag link improperly rigged. Crew injured by piece of prop tip
- [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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