# Accident 19881114050599A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Franklin, PA, November 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1988, 16:40 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Airport: Chess-Lamberton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3893° N, 79.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3893&lon=-79.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5164K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5164K-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT E225*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881114050599A

## Narrative

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

SPUTTERED AND BACKFIRED ON TAKEOFF RUN,CONTINUED AND STALLED INTO TREES END OF RUNWAY. EXHAUST VALVES JAMMED,BROKEN

## 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 NYC89FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA029), Nov 14, 1988: Ryan Navion A (N5164K), Franklin, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: DUE TO IMPROPER GRADE OF FUEL IN THE AIRPLANE AND BENT AND BINDING EXHAUST VALVES, THE AIRPLANE ENGINE HAD A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. THE PILOT DID NOT ABORT THE TAKEOFF…

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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