# Accident 19860115001129A: Cessna 441, Columbia, SC, January 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1986, 09:50 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9900° N, 81.0792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9900&lon=-81.0792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441CD-2006-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3318
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,053 total, 873 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FMG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860115001129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WENT AROUND DUE TO CONTROLABILITY PROBLEM. ENGINES FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION. PILOT FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL86FMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FMG03), Jan 15, 1986: Cessna 441 (N441CD), West Columbia, SC, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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