- Date
- May 17, 1986, 08:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dothan, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1239UCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860517017869A
- Case key
- 7104
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Fuel consumption calculations - inaccurateCause
Refueling - not performedCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - open field
Analysis
While on final approach for landing the aircraft lost total power and the pilot attempted a forced landing on a road. The aircraft landed across the road and ran into an open field. The pilot stated that the aircraft ran out of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1239U
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 64678
- Airframe hours
- 724
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-AF, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- National Health Care,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 1, 1985 · 98 hours before
- Departed
- M44 · Houston, MS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DHN · Dothan
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total · 50 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DHN, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.