# Incident 19860130003499I: Cessna 404CESSNA, San Jose, CA, January 30, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1986, 04:35 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8838G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8838G-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 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/19860130003499I

## Narrative

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

FIRE AND SPARKS FROM ENGINE. FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED, DIVERTED, ENGINE SHUTDOWN. ALTERNATOR FILTER SHORTED.

## Other reports on N8838G (2)

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

- [Incident 19850115005529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850115005529I), Jan 15, 1985: Cessna 404CESSNA (N8838G), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. During taxi, right main landing gear collapsed. The down lock was defective.
- [Incident 19800418044679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418044679I), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 404CESSNA (N8838G), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Pilot was unable to verify gear position with defective light.

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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