# Accident 19861011048619A: Cessna L19E, Catherine, AL, October 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Catherine, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1805° N, 87.4609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1805&lon=-87.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720BC-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305C (0-1E) (registry code 2074014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305c-0-1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA L19E
- Reported engine: CONT O47011
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,103 total, 35 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861011048619A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED INA SOYBEAN FIELD. SUSPECT FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 ATL87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA005), Oct 11, 1986: Cessna 305C (N720BC), Catherine, 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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