# Accident 19970830047069A: Tmpson NAVIONG, Brooklyn, NY, August 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Brooklyn, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6602° N, 74.0096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6602&lon=-74.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2362T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2362T-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONG
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97GA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97GA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970830047069A

## Narrative

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

(-16) A TEST CELL RUN OF THE ENGINE ON THE MISHAP AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED ON 13 NOV 97. THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY, NO INDICATION OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS FOUND. AS A RESULT, AIRWORTHINESS FACTORS AS A CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT CANNOT BE PROVED OR DISPROVED. THE FACT REMAINS THAT BOTH THE PILOTS AND GROUND OBSERVERS REPORTED A LOUD BACKFIRE REPORTING FROM THE ENGINE JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. THE MISHAP COULD ALSO RESULTED FROM PILOT ERROR DUE TO THE SELECTION OF THE TIP TANKS AS A FUEL SOURCE DURING TAKEOFF RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION. HOWEVER, BOTH PILOTS CLEARLY STATED THAT THE MAINTANKS WERE SELECTED FOR TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ARRIVED ONE HOUR OR SO EARLIER FROM CONNETICUT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED. IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT THE TANK SELECTOR WAS IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN MAIN TANK UPON LANDING AND DOUBTFUL THAT THIS SELECTOR WAS MOVED FROM THIS POSITION. AT ANY RAE BOTH PILOTS WERE ADAMANT THAT THE TANK SELECTOR WAS IN MAIN. BOTH PILOT ERROR AND AIRWORTHINESS CAUSES CANNOT BE DETERMINED AS FACTORS OR CAUSES OF THIS MISHAP; THE FACTORS IN THIS MISHAP ARE UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC97GA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97GA177), Aug 30, 1997: Navion G (N2362T), Brooklyn, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure the fuel selector was properly positioned for takeoff, which resulted in fuel starvation, loss of engine power, and a forced landing after…

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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