# Accident 19860611023649A: Cessna 411, Tallahassee, FL, June 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1986, 10:50 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Regionall Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4295° N, 84.2607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4295&lon=-84.2607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4959T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4959T-1991-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 411 (registry code 2075902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total, 40 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860611023649A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED DURING START. PILOT REPORTED FUEL SPILLED UNDER THE WING DURING FUELING.

## 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 MIA86LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA176), Jun 11, 1986: Cessna 411 (N4959T), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4959T (1)

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

- [Incident 19900508032529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508032529I), May 8, 1990: Cessna 411 (N4959T), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. On landing approach pilot struck a threshold light with left wheel of aircraft.

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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