Cessna 404 N255CS
28 August 1985 · Huntington, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 August 1985 at about 08:56 local time, a Cessna 404 registered N255CS, operated by Acme Flight Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Huntington, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntington, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tri-State (HTS)
- Coordinates
- 38.3096, -82.4902
- Aircraft
- Cessna 404
- Registration
- N255CS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Acme Flight Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Indianapolis → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- ATL85LA262
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SEVERAL MEN WHO WERE IN A BUILDING AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED THAT THEY COULD HEAR THE AIRCRAFT ON THE APPROACH AND THEN A LOUD NOISE. THEY COULD NOT SEE THE RUNWAY OR THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE FOG. THEY GOT IN THE FIRE AND RESCUE VEHICLES AND HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THE PLANE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BROKEN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND OTHER DAMAGE THAT LEAD THE OPERATORS MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR TOSTATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT STATEDTHAT HE COULD SEE THE RUNWAY FROM 15 MILES OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 404 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1985 | Cessna 404 II | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1985 | Cessna 404 | Hayesville, North Carolina, United States | Opex, Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1985 | Cessna 404 | South Lyon, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jan 1985 | Cessna 404 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Regional Express Co | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1985 | Cessna 404 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1986 | Cessna 404 | Mc Rae, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1985 | Cessna 310Q | Beaver, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft E18S | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1985 | Cessna 152 | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Boeing 737 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |