# Incident 19851004055199I: Cessna 404CESSNA, Reno, NV, October 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1985, 07:25 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NSAA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8827K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8827K-2013-05-15) (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: 3,700 total, 1,003 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004055199I

## Narrative

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

OIL LEAK WITH SMOKE FROM LEFT ENGINE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. LANDED SAFELY. GASKET ON STARTER ADAPTER HAD RUPTURED.

## Other reports on N8827K (1)

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

- [Accident 19880610019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880610019839A), Jun 10, 1988: Cessna 404CESSNA (N8827K), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final in severe gust and turbulence from nearby storms. Stalled, rolled and crashed into trees.

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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