Event ATL86LA255

1986-09-12 LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, United States Airport · LOU None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N6171X

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

NORD 1101

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A80B50

Registrant of record

MCDONALD DENNIS R

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6171X Cessna T310R None

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLT WHEN THE LEFT ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE DIVERTED TO BOWMAN FIELD AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHERE HE LEFT THE AIRCRAFT WITH A FBO TO BE REPAIRED. EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE OVERBOARD DUMP PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR THE NUMBER ONE ENG WAS MISSING. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AREA INSIDE THE COWLING AND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86LA255.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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