Cessna 210 accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 14, 1986
On August 14, 1986 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Cessna 210, registered N9998Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tulsa International airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 5 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 14, 1986 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Tulsa, Oklahoma · Tulsa International · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 5 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 210 · all 210s on the register
- Registration
- N9998Y · no longer on the register · serial 21064663
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS ON AN APPROACH INTO TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AFTER THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN LOWERED. THE PILOT INFORMED THE TOWER HE THOUGHT HE WAS EXPERIENCING FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 2,000 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 17L. THE PILOT HAD NOT VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. ON EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG COULD BE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO FUEL FOUND IN EITHER OF THE TANKS.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine sea
- Flight time: 5,314 hours in all; 63 in this make and model; 12 in the last 90 days; 6,314 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 870 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 1, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PSN Palestine TX at 2:50 pm
- Destination: TUL Tulsa OK
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 17, 10,000 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 20,000 ft; scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:38 pm from TUL, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.