# Accident 19860204012649A: Cessna 401, Parkland, FL, February 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1986, 03:35 local time
- Place: Parkland, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 26.3097° N, 80.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3097&lon=-80.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900PC-1990-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 6 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860204012649A

## Narrative

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

MISCALCULATED FUEL SUPPLY, RAN OUT OF FUEL FOR BOTH ENGINES. LANDED IN A CONSERVATION AREA IN HIGH SAW GRASS.

## 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 MIA86FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA071), Feb 4, 1986: Cessna 401 (N900PC), Parkland, FL, substantial damage

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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