# Accident 19860209002409A: Cessna 210E, Alma, GA, February 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: Alma, GA
- Airport: Bacon Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5399° N, 82.4695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5399&lon=-82.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4981U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4981U-1997-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,406 total, 370 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860209002409A

## Narrative

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

RAN LEFT TANK DRY, UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE ON THE RIGHT TANK. LANDING GEAR TORN OFF ON INMPACT IN PLOWED FIELD

## 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 ATL86LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA070), Feb 9, 1986: Cessna 210 (N4981U), Alma, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4981U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750519011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750519011249A), May 19, 1975: Cessna 210E (N4981U), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Throttle control shaft broke at rod end. Lndd in plowed fld nr n end of rwy 17L.

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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