Cessna 401 N9867F
14 March 1986 · Silver City, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 March 1986 at about 02:07 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N9867F, operated by Flying A Flight Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Silver City, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Silver City, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whiskey Creek (94E)
- Coordinates
- 32.7793, -108.2604
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N9867F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Flying A Flight Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Scottsdale → Silver City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DEN86FA099
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE 2 COM RATED PLTS WERE RETURNING FROM A PART 135 FLT AT NIGHT. THE FUEL TANKS WERE INADVERTENTLY NOT SWITCHED FROM MAINS TO AUX. FUEL STARVATION OCCURRED WHEN ACFT WAS AT LOW ALTITUDE. INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE REMAINED TO RESTART THE ENGINES. ACFT IMPACTED GROUND. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE ERUPTED DESTROYING THE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 401 | Henderson, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jan 1986 | Cessna 401 | S. Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Feb 1986 | Cessna 401B | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Midwest Aviation Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1986 | Cessna 401 | Parkland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1985 | Cessna 401 | Cheswold, Delaware, United States | Aero Quest Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Cessna 401A | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | Martinair | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1986 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Cameron 0-77 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1986 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX II | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1986 | Cessna T210M | Truth Or Conseq, New Mexico, United States | Douglas Warwick | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1986 | Cessna 152 | Alameda, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States | Michael Kukulski | No injuries | - |