- Date
- December 22, 1977
- Place
- Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N404SACessna 404
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771222043379A
- Case key
- 144082
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4176 77/12/22 NR.BUFFALO,NY CESSNA 404 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0924 N404SA PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 31, 4700 TOTAL HOURS, 51 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSHAWA,CANADA BUFFALO,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- UNIDENTIFIED DEBRIS SIGHTED IN HEAVY SEAS ON LAKE ONTARIO,NOT RECOVERED. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N404SA
- Reported as
- Cessna 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Buffalo Air Park
N404SARegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2009 · Cessna 404Airframe modelCessna 404Engine modelContinental GTSI0-520-F-K
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.