# Accident 19820502021219A: Navion NAVIONA, Bloomsburg, PA, May 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bloomsburg, PA
- Airport: Bloomsburg
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0009° N, 76.4506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0009&lon=-76.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4540K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540K-1984-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT E2254
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502021219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OIL HOSE RUPTURED IN FLIGHT. PILOT LANDED WITH SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER OCCUPANTS EVACUATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC82DA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA085), May 2, 1982: Rayan NAV-4 (N4540K), Bloomsburg, PA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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