# Accident 19931217049169A: Cessna 404CESSNA, Big Rapids, MI, December 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1993, 06:35 local time
- Place: Big Rapids, MI
- Airport: Roben-Hood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EATA
- Location: 43.7004° N, 85.4804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7004&lon=-85.4804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8919G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8919G-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931217049169A

## Narrative

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

VOR TURNED ON FOR PILOTS APPROACH. HURRIED APPROACH FEARING IT WOULD BE TURNED OFF. BUSTED MDA. HIT TREES LANDING.

## 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 CHI94LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA052), Dec 17, 1993: Cessna 404 (N8919G), Big Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DESCENT BELOW THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N8919G (2)

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

- [Accident 19960803020589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020589A), Aug 3, 1996: Cessna 404CESSNA (N8919G), Benton Harbor, MI, Substantial damage. Landed halfway down runway. Tried go around. Settled into swamp. Weather below minimums. Overgross departure en route (-23) on August 3, 1996, at 0830 EDT, a…
- [Incident 19781010029999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781010029999I), Oct 10, 1978: Cessna 404CESSNA (N8919G), Charleston, WV. Tire went flat during taxi for takeoff tire had worn unevenly.

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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