Event SEA86LA184

1986-07-25 BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nevada, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4137C

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA T210N

Year of manufacture

1979 · 7 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19790811

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A4E295

Registrant of record

N4137C INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4137C Cessna T-210 None

Factual narrative

AFTER A LOSS OF POWER AND A PROPELLER OVERSPEED, A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE. THE PILOT DIVERTED FROM TWO CHOSEN LANDING SITES DUE TO POWER LINES CROSSING THEM. A ROAD WAS CHOSEN AND DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT'S WING TIP CLIPPED THE TOP OF A FENCE. THE NUMBER 5 ROD BOLT WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_SEA86LA184.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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