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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Navion Stcnavion · Bridgeport, NY · September 14, 1986

Date
September 14, 1986 · 14:45 local
Place
Bridgeport, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5146K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86LA245
Reported as
Navion Stcnavion
Reported engine
Continental E2254
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
777 total204 in this make and model29 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.

The aircraft made a precautionary landing on a golf course and hit trees. Loose rocker cover caused engine to smoke.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE AND HIT TREES.LOOSE ROCKER COVER CAUSED ENGINE TO SMOKE.

NTSB investigation

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