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SEA84LA202

1984-08-17 · ELKO, Nevada, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EKO

Current FAA registration · N4674U

Make / Model
CESSNA T210N
Year of manufacture
1983 · 1 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19830623
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5B693

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED ON FINAL APPROACH TO DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE TOP OF THE CHAIN LINK AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE BREAKING A CONNECTOR AND ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT. THE MAIN GEAR WERE NOT DAMAGED. ON LANDING ROLL OUT, THE NOSE FELL THROUGH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_SEA84LA202.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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