# Accident 19950810036279A: Cessna 404CESSNA, Raiford, FL, August 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1995, 10:10 local time
- Place: Raiford, FL
- Airport: State Prison Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0596° N, 82.2298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0596&lon=-82.2298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N461MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N461MC-2002-02-26) (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
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,599 total, 68 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95TA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95TA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810036279A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON WET SOD STRIP. DECELERATED RAPIDLY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. SKIDDED INTO A DITCH.

## 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 MIA95TA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95TA199), Aug 10, 1995: Cessna 404 (N461MC), Raiford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING.

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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