Accident Cessna 404 N2681B,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377871
 
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Date:Tuesday 8 January 1985
Time:07:27 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C404 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 404
Owner/operator:Regional Express Co
Registration: N2681B
MSN: 404-0450
Total airframe hrs:33052 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL GTSIO-520-M2B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Salt Lake City, UT -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Idaho Falls, ID (KIDA)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT DEPARTED RWY 34L AT SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN IMC. THERE WAS MODERATE SNOWFALL AT THE TIME. THE PLT SAID THAT SHORTLY AFTER LIFING OFF, AT AN ALT OF APRX 200 FEET AGL, BOTH ENGINES BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. ALL ENG INSTRUMENTS WERE SAID TO BE NORMAL. THE PLT SAID HE APPLIED ALTERNATE AIR BUT OBSERVED NO CHANGE AND CLOSED HEM. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN LOSING ALT AND THE STALL WARNING HORN WAS SOUNDING. THE PLT MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING ABOUT 500 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF RWY CENTERLINE AND ABOUT 500 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 34L. BOTH ENGINES RAN SATISFACTORY DURING A POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION. FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM BOTH FUEL TANKS DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINANTS OR WATER.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN85FA062
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN85FA062

Revision history:

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