# Accident 19860914049799A: Navion STCNAVION, Bridgeport, NY, September 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1986, 14:45 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1499° N, 75.9593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1499&lon=-75.9593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5146K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5146K-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION STCNAVION
- Reported engine: CONT E2254
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 777 total, 204 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914049799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC86LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA245), Sep 14, 1986: Ryan-Navion A (N5146K), Lakeport, NY, substantial damage

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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