# Incident 19880909062059I: Navion L17A, Delaware, OH, September 9, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1988, 16:56 local time
- Place: Delaware, OH
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2865° N, 83.0749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delaware, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2865&lon=-83.0749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2968C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2968C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion L-17A (registry code 6150106, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-l-17a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION L17A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880909062059I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND FUEL LOW. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN FIELD. REFUELED AND CONTINUED FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N2968C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030721028809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030721028809A), Jul 21, 2003: Navion L17A (N2968C), Canton, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) 07/21/03 Received notification from roc at 2115 local accident involving a Navion L-17A near ingersol-Canton N2968C. Sheriff's dept. Officer martin at…

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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