Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan II in South Lyon: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1985 at 0709 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Wolverine Air Charter
Registration:
N404EX
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Detroit - Saginaw
MSN:
404-0017
YOM:
1976
Location:
South Lyon
Michigan
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
3650
Aircraft flight hours:
5935
Circumstances:
The aircraft took off and climbed to 5,000 feet uneventfully. It then dropped off radar and subsequently impacted the ground in a flat upright attitude. A post-crash fire consumed the majority of the airframe. Engine and prop teardowns indicated no abnormalities and power at the time of impact. A fire in the cargo compartment was ruled out by ATF investigators. Main electrical switches were found off in the wreckage. An oxygen bottle in the nose caught fire separately from the rest of the aircraft but it could not be determined if the oxygen fire took place in the air or after impact. The door warning, left and right alt out, left and right hyd flow and left and right low fuel annunciator bulbs exhibited stretched filaments when examined following the crash. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Occurrence #1: undetermined
Phase of operation: cruise - normal
Findings
1. (c) reason for occurrence undetermined
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Occurrence #2: in flight collision with terrain/water
Phase of operation: descent - uncontrolled
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan near Guayaquil: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Comercializadora del Pacifico
Registration:
HK-2832
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
404-0819
YOM:
1981
Location:
Guayaquil
Guayas
Country:
Ecuador
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Buenaventura on an illegal flight. In the region of Guayaquil, the aircraft was shot down and crashed. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan in Lanseria: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Southern Cross Aviation
Registration:
N302SP
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
404-0840
YOM:
1981
Location:
Lanseria
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Lanseria Airport, while climbing, the pilot reported engine problems and elected to return. Shortly later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed few km from the airfield. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan in Bogotá

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1984 at 0555 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Registration:
HK-2722
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bogotá – Aguachica
Location:
Bogotá-El Dorado
Bogotá Capital District
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed while taking off from Bogotá-El Dorado Airport by night. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were injured. According to authorities, the flight was illegal (contraband).

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan near Quetame: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1984 at 1215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Registration:
HK-2685
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Bogotá - Villavicencio
MSN:
404-0685
YOM:
1980
Location:
Quetame
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Bogotá-El Dorado Airport at 1158LT on a charter flight to Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport, carrying five passengers and one pilot. En route, while cruising in poor weather conditions (low clouds and rain falls), the pilot informed ATC about the failure of the left engine. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the aircraft descended until it struck the slope of a mountain located near Quetame. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine in flight for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan in Ambon: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Registration:
PK-KCA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
404-0006
YOM:
1976
Location:
Ambon-Pattimura
Maluku
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching Ambon-Pattimura Airport. Four passengers were seriously injured while seven other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan in Aspen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1982 at 0743 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Murnane Aviation
Registration:
N5301J
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Aspen - Salt Lake City
MSN:
404-0643
YOM:
1980
Location:
Aspen-Pitkin County-Sardy Field
Colorado
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
10000
Captain / Total hours on type:
18.00
Aircraft flight hours:
373
Circumstances:
The right front seat passenger, who is a private pilot, stated that the pilot did not use takeoff flaps. The aircraft lifted off at about 85 knots and immediately started buffeting. The aircraft then impacted a highway in a nose high, left wing low attitude and collided with a rock face mountain. According to the aircraft operating manual the rate-of-climb/maximum climb chart indicates that (with wing flaps up at a density alt of 6,000 feet) the aircraft required a climb speed of 103 knots. Flaps up lift off speed is 95 knots. All six passengers were injured while the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Occurrence #1: loss of control - in flight
Phase of operation: takeoff - initial climb
Findings
1. (c) airspeed (vlof) - not attained - pilot in command
2. (c) lift-off - premature - pilot in command
3. Stall - inadvertent - pilot in command
4. (f) weather condition - high density altitude
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Occurrence #2: in flight collision with terrain/water
Phase of operation: takeoff - initial climb
Findings
5. Terrain condition - mountainous/hilly
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan near Ayem: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Registration:
TR-LYQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Booué - Ndjolé - Libreville
MSN:
404-0425
YOM:
1978
Location:
Ayem
Ogooué-Ivindo (Makokou)
Country:
Gabon
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
On the leg from Booué to Ndjolé on a flight to Libreville, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in an uninhabited area located in the region of Ayem. The wreckage was found in the north part of the Okanda National Reserve. All 12 occupants were killed. The exact circumstances of the accident remains unknown.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan in Dortmund: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Registration:
D-ICRH
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Düsseldorf – Dortmund
MSN:
404-0850
YOM:
1981
Location:
Dortmund
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After landing at Dortmund-Wickede Airport, the pilot lost control of the airplane that veered off runway and collided with a hangar, bursting into flames. The aircraft as well a four other airplanes parked in the hangar were destroyed by a post crash fire. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. He was completing a positioning flight from Düsseldorf.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan near Ellmau: 9 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Registration:
OE-FCT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Salzburg - Olbia
MSN:
404-0680
YOM:
1980
Location:
Ellmau
Tyrol
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Salzburg Airport on a charter flight to Olbia, carrying two pilots and seven passengers, German and Austrian citizens who were flying to Sardinia to take part to a golf tournament. En route, while cruising in limited visibility, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located about 5 km north of Ellmau. The wreckage was found near the Gruttenhütte refuge and all nine occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain is suspected.
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