# Accident 19860805037489A: Airpts A9B, Ridgeland, SC, August 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4807° N, 80.9808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4807&lon=-80.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7946V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7946V-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540T4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,744 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860805037489A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AND WAS LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. PILOT FAILED TO SWITCH FUEL 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 ATL86LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA216), Aug 5, 1986: Aero Commander Callair A-9B (N7946V), Ridgeland, SC, 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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