# Accident 19860808038409A: Cessna A185F, Slidell, LA, August 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Airport: Slidell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3463° N, 89.8208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SLIDELL (ASD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3463&lon=-89.8208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92BT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808038409A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON LANDING. RECENT INSTALLATION OF FLOATS.

## 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 FTW86LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA144), Aug 8, 1986: Cessna A185F (N92BT), Slidell, LA, 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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