Cessna 401 crash, Mar 13, 1986, Silver City
Cessna 401 accident on March 13, 1986 near Silver City, New Mexico, United States with no fatalities.
- Date: March 13, 1986
- Aircraft: Cessna 401
- Location: Silver City, New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Cessna 401 (N9867F) returning at night from a Part 135 flight crashed near Silver City, New Mexico, on 13 March 1986. The fuel selectors had not been moved to the auxiliary tanks, the engines lost power from fuel starvation at low altitude, and a post crash fire destroyed the aircraft. Both pilots were seriously injured.