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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tmpson NAVION · White Salmon, WA · February 21, 1986

Date: February 21, 1986 · 12:32 local
Place: White Salmon, WA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N340H
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA86LA063
Reported as: Tmpson Navion/
Reported engine: Continental E2252
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 601 total32 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N340HRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2014 · North American NAVIONS/N NAV-4-58 · Built 1946 Airframe modelNorth American NAVION Engine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Loss of power with a steep spiral through clouds due to spatial disorientation. Hard landing. Carb heat housing loose

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF POWER WITH A STEEP SPIRAL THROUGH CLOUDS DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.HARD LANDING.CARB HEAT HOUSING LOOSE

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA86LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWhite Salmon, WADuring IFR cruise, a loss of power occurred. The pilot complied with emergency procedures for power loss but when he reached down to switch the fuel tank selector he lost control of the aircraft and entered into a nose down unusual attitude, descending at the…Feb 21, 1986 · Destroyed