# Accident 19860517017869A: Cessna T210N, Dothan, AL, May 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1986, 08:00 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: Dothan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2302° N, 85.4000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2302&lon=-85.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1239U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210N
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AF
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860517017869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON A ROAD. PILOT DID NOT CHECK 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 ATL86LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA135), May 17, 1986: Cessna T210N (N1239U), Dothan, AL, 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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