# Accident 19900212001989A: Cessna 404CESSNA, Denver, CO, February 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CBCA
- Location: 39.5792° N, 104.8590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5792&lon=-104.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409EX-2004-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,680 total, 1,932 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900212001989A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. REASON FOR COLLAPSE COULD NOT BE 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 DEN90LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA056), Feb 13, 1990: Cessna 404 (N409EX), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N409EX (1)

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

- [Incident 19960105004109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960105004109I), Jan 5, 1996: Cessna 404CESSNA (N409EX), Montrose, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: on a cargo flight from den to mtj, at 17,000 feet the pilot noticed the left oil pressure 10#low, but still in the green. Oil pressure continued…

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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