# Accident 20000415036709A: Cessna 404, Lansing, MI, April 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2000, 07:38 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EATA
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26SA-2003-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000415036709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FAR 135 SCHEDULED CARGO CARRIER. BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE.

## 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 CHI00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA114), Apr 15, 2000: Cessna 404 (N26SA), Lansing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to improper fuel. Also causal was the improper aircraft service by the fixed base operator personnel and the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing encountered by the…

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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