# Incident 19860621039629I: Cessna 404CESSNA, St Marys, AK, June 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Marys, AK
- Airport: St Marys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HERA
- Location: 62.0608° N, 163.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0608&lon=-163.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4450M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86IA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86IA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621039629I

## Narrative

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

DOOR WARNING ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON DURING DESCENT. DOOR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 ANC86IA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86IA088), Jun 21, 1986: Cessna 404 (N4450M), St Marys, AK, incident, minor 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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