# Incident 19940117002259I: Cessna 404CESSNA, Syracuse, NY, January 17, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1994, 21:45 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BQTA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404BA-2002-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940117002259I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20010513010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010513010939A), May 13, 2001: Cessna 404 (N404BA), San Juan, Puerto Rico, No damage. (-23)The aircraft was on a VFR flight from st. croix U.S. Virgin islands to San Juan Puerto Rico. Aircraft cruising altitude was 4,500 feet MSL until descend…
- [Incident 19951123043069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951123043069I), Nov 23, 1995: Cessna 404CESSNA (N404BA), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: on Thursday, November 23, 1995, a Cessna 404 operated by business air, inc. lost power on the #1 engine after take-off from Buffalo, NY (buf) on a…
- [Incident 19941014039579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941014039579I), Oct 14, 1994: Cessna 404CESSNA (N404BA), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. During descent door ajar light came on. Checked cockpit emergency door. Came open damaged hinges and door frame.

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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