19750402007389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Navion NAVION · Huntingdon Twp, PA · April 2, 1975

Date
April 2, 1975
Place
Huntingdon Twp, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4539K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC75FGM30
Reported as
Navion NAVION*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
311 total57 in this make and model3 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 selector valve fittd with improper o-rings which permittd air into fuel system.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FITTD WITH IMPROPER O-RINGS WHICH PERMITTD AIR INTO FUEL SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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