From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 17, 1994, at 20:15, a Cessna 404, registered to business air, sky courier 328, lost its windshield heat while descending through moderate icing conditions while on an approach to Syracuse. The windshield iced over, totally obscuring forward visibility. The pilot, captain manser, slipped the airplane so that he could view the runway through the side window. Landed without incident. A new circuit breaker and system switch were replaced and the airplane was released. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 17, 1994, AT 20:15, A CESSNA 404, REGISTERED TO BUSINESS AIR, SKY COURIER 328, LOST ITS WINDSHIELD HEAT WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH MODERATE ICING CONDITIONS WHILE ON AN APPROACH TO SYRACUSE. THE WINDSHIELD ICED OVER, TOTALLY OBSCURING FORWARD VISIBILITY. THE PILOT, CAPTAIN MANSER, SLIPPED THE AIRPLANE SO THAT HE COULD VIEW THE RUNWAY THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOW. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER AND SYSTEM SWITCH WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RELEASED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N404BA · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.