Cessna 404 accident near Marquette, Michigan, May 1, 1986
On May 1, 1986 at about 3:31 pm local time, a Cessna 404, registered N313R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Marquette, Michigan (Marquette airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91, subpart F). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 1, 1986 · about 3:31 pm local time · cases in 1986
- Place
- Marquette, Michigan · Marquette · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 404 · all 404s on the register
- Registration
- N313R · registry record · serial 4040682
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91, subpart F)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON SNOW COVERED RWY 26 WITH WINDS FROM 300 DEGS AT 20 KTS GUSTING TO 30 KTS. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT WAS LOST DURING THE FIRST THIRD OF THE LANDING ROLL AND IT TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT ENTERED SOFT TERRAIN AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,087 hours in all; 2,734 in this make and model; 265 in the last 90 days; 2,200 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,791 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 4, 1986
- Maximum gross weight: 6,500 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental GTSIO-520-M (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Northern Air Service
The flight
- Departed from: IMT Iron Mountain MI at 2:58 pm
- Destination: MQT Marquette MI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 26, 6,500 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 500 ft; not recorded at 500 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:31 pm from MQT
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N313R on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 404 26 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,676 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental GTSIO-520-M 6 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Indianapolis Regional · nearest airport
- Ford Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,107 since 1982 · 230 in the last ten years
- Michigan 7,231 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI86LA136.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.