Cessna P-210N accident near Zachery, Louisiana, July 7, 1986
On July 7, 1986 at about 3:53 pm local time, a Cessna P-210N, registered N4UD, was substantially damaged in an accident near Zachery, Louisiana (Baton Rouge airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 7, 1986 · about 3:53 pm local time
- Place
- Zachery, Louisiana · Baton Rouge · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna P-210N · all P-210Ns on the register
- Registration
- N4UD · registry record · serial P21000549
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 798 hours in all; 285 in this make and model; 102 in the last 90 days; 487 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,310 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 3, 1986; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-P (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Water Valley MS at 2:50 pm
- Destination: Baton Rouge LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:19 pm from BTR, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N4UD the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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