# Accident 19910901037439A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Chehalis, WA, September 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chehalis, WA
- Airport: Chehalis-Centralia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6196° N, 122.9999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6196&lon=-122.9999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91736 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT E1859
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,146 total, 431 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910901037439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED IN CHRISTMAS TREE FARM. CONNECTING ROD BROKE DUE FATIGUE,CAUSED ENGINE DESTRUCTION

## 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 SEA91LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA227), Sep 1, 1991: North American Navion A (N91736), Chehalis, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB DUE TO THE FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE NUMBER ONE PISTON CONNECTING ROD RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES.

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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