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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 401 · Silver City, NM · March 13, 1986

Date
March 13, 1986 · 20:07 local
Place
Silver City, NM
Airport
Whiskey Creet
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9867F
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA099
Reported as
Cessna 401
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,400 total1,800 in this make and model171 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Distraction during the approach caused pilots to not switch fuel tanks. Engine quit at low altitude at night.

As the FAA filed it

DISTRACTION DURING THE APPROACH CAUSED PILOTS TO NOT SWITCH FUEL TANKS. ENGINE QUIT AT LOW ALTITUDE AT NIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9867F · 1

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