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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ryan NAVION B · Lasvegas, NV · August 10, 1997

Date: August 10, 1997 · 07:38 local
Place: Lasvegas, NV
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N512AK
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX97LA280
Fatal injuries: 0

N512AKRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2000 · Ryan NAVION BS/N NAV-4-2222B Airframe modelRyan NAVION B

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.

(-16) Shortly after takeoff, pilot notified vgt tower that aircraft was experiencing engine problems and was heading back to the airport. After reporting real bad vibrations and smoke in the aircraft, the aircraft crashed approximately 1-1/2 miles north of the airport (vgt). The aircraft was destroyed and two souls on board sustained serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTIFIED VGT TOWER THAT AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WAS HEADING BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AFTER REPORTING REAL BAD VIBRATIONS AND SMOKE IN THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT (VGT). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND TWO SOULS ON BOARD SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX97LA280Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLas Vegas, NVThe separation of the number 3 cylinder due to improper overhaul procedures, and the failure to adequately torque the cylinder hold down nuts and through bolts to specification.Aug 10, 1997 · Destroyed