19740428010149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Navion NAVION · Patterson, CA · April 28, 1974

Date
April 28, 1974
Place
Patterson, CA
Airport
Ranch Strip
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8929H
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74AVA61
Reported as
Navion NAVION*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
362 total118 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel pressure relief valve malfunctioned due to grooves worn in ball check. Had lost pressure bfor.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO GROOVES WORN IN BALL CHECK.HAD LOST PRESSURE BFOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.