# Accident 19970810047479A: Ryan NAVION B, Lasvegas, NV, August 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1997, 07:38 local time
- Place: Lasvegas, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2094° N, 115.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2094&lon=-115.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512AK-2000-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810047479A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX97LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA280), Aug 10, 1997: North American Navion B (N512AK), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The 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.

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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