# Accident 19990722009829A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Keokuk, IA, July 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Keokuk, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4002° N, 91.4000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4002&lon=-91.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4902K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4902K-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990722009829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FIELD 1/2 SM SE RUNWAY 26 AT KEOKUK, IOWA. (-23)  MR. JOHN EVANS LANDED THE NAVION N4902K SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT KEOKUK, IOWAS, DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.  MR. EVANS  AND HIS PASSENGER ( MRS. EVANS ) SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A WRITTEN STATEMENT PROVIDED BY  MR. EVANS  INDICATED HE WAS IN THE PATTERN TO LAND AT KEOKUK, IOWA, WHEN THE AIRPLANE LOST POWER. HIS STATEMENT INDICATES HE HAD REFUELED AT WESTERN KENTURCKY AIRPARK.  MR. EVANS  STATED THERE WAS FUEL LEFT IN THE MAIN TANKS AND THAT HE WAS FLYING ON THE MAIN TANKS.  MR. BILL ENGLE  OF LINDNER AVIATION STATED THAT HE WAS FIRST ON THE ACCIDENT SITE AND THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE MAIN TANK, AND THAT HE MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM "MAIN TO OFF POSITION", AND THERE WAS FUEL ON THE GROUND UNDER THE FIREWALL AREA.

## 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 CHI99LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA247), Jul 22, 1999: Ryan Navion A (N4902K), Keokuk, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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