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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 404CESSNA · Hayesville, NC · September 11, 1985

Date
September 11, 1985 · 01:05 local
Place
Hayesville, NC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N128SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA273
Reported as
Cessna 404CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with terrain and burned. Occupants not found. Deceased chutist found nearby had keys to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND BURNED. OCCUPANTS NOT FOUND. DECEASED CHUTIST FOUND NEARBY HAD KEYS TO AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.