# Accident 19860313008189A: Cessna 401, Silver City, NM, March 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1986, 20:07 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Whiskey Creet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7793° N, 108.2604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7793&lon=-108.2604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9867F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9867F-1989-03-16) (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: 16,400 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860313008189A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN86FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA099), Mar 14, 1986: Cessna 401 (N9867F), Silver City, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9867F (1)

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

- [Accident 19820823041179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823041179A), Aug 23, 1982: Cessna 401A (N9867F), Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. Engine malfunction during takeoff, pilot aborted but aircraft ran through fence and nose wheel collapsed.

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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