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FTW86LA124

1986-07-07 · ZACHERY, Louisiana, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BTR

Current FAA registration · N4UD

Make / Model
CESSNA P210N
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800620
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4A9B5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. APPROACH CONTROL VECTORED HIM TO A CLOSER AIRPORT BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEYOND GLIDING DISTANCE AND IT COLLIDED WITH A HOUSE WHICH WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED NO FUEL IN EITHER TANK. THE FUEL LINES OF #4 AND #6 CYLINDERS WERE FOUND LOOSE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86LA124.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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