# Accident 20010513010939A: Cessna 404, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2001
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: San Juan/Puerto Rico International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: W5NA
- Location: 18.2217° N, 66.5892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2217&lon=-66.5892&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 404
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010513010939A

## Narrative

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

(-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 STARTED OVER "EL YUNQUE TOPICAL RAIN FOREST".  PILOT IN COMMMAND RECEIVED ATC INSTRUCTION AS TO "DESCEND UNRESTRICTED NORTH WEST BOUND".  ATC RADAR CONTACT LOST SIX MINUTES LATER AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,700 FEET MSL.

## 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 MIA01FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA140), May 13, 2001: Cessna 404 (N404BA), Pena Pobre, PR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain altitude/clearance, resulting in an in-flight collision with rising terrain.

## Other reports on N404BA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [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.
- [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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