# Accident 19990325031949A: Cessna 404, Homestead, FL, March 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1999, 08:00 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.5192° N, 80.4993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.5192&lon=-80.4993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82435, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82435-2003-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dryer David B FISHER 404 (registry code 05606UR, https://openairdocs.org/model/dryer-david-b-fisher-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,300 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990325031949A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS AT 1,000 FEET WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE STARTED A FORCED LANDING TO A DIRT ROAD IN A TOMATO FIELD. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A TREE SHORT OF HIS INTENDED FORCED LANDING AREA AND CRASHED. EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED A SUITABLE FORCED LANDING AREA LEFT OF THE PILOTS FLIGHT PATH. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REVEALED AN INOPERATIVE GENERATOR COIL. (-23) AT CRUISE, FLT. @ 1,000 FT. ENGINE FAILED, PILOT TRIED RE-START, NOT SUCCESSFUL. UNABLE TO CLEAR POWER LINES.  LANDED IN TREES.  PILOT REMOVED WRECKAGE BEFORE WE ARRIVED.  1.  CHECKED FUEL LEVEL - OK.  2.  CHECKED FUEL FILTER - CLEAN.  3.  PULLED SPARK PLUGS, ROTATED ENGINE - NO SPARK.

## 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 MIA99LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA113), Mar 25, 1999: Dryer Fisher 404 (N82435), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots improper in-flight planning/decision of an available forced landing area. This resulted in a subsequent in-flight collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of…

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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