# NTSB NYC78FA019: Cessna 404, N404SA, Buffalo, NY, December 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1977
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404SA-2009-11-09), registration cancelled 2009-11-09, S/N 404-0025, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Registry model: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Buffalo Air Park

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771222043379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222043379A), Dec 22, 1977: Cessna 404CESSNA, Buffalo, NY, Substantial damage. Unidentified debris sighted in heavy seas on lake ontario,not recovered. Injury index presumed.

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.

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