# Incident 19941014039579I: Cessna 404CESSNA, Buffalo, NY, October 14, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1994, 14:22 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BQTA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&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
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 30 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941014039579I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED COCKPIT EMERGENCY DOOR. CAME OPEN DAMAGED HINGES AND DOOR FRAME.

## 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 19940117002259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940117002259I), Jan 17, 1994: Cessna 404CESSNA (N404BA), Syracuse, NY. 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…

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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