# Accident 20060702031129A: Ryan NAVION, Sturgis, KY, July 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2006, 11:48 local time
- Place: Sturgis, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5378° N, 87.9511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5378&lon=-87.9511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91686, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91686-2008-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060702031129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NAVION AIRCRAFT, N91686 WHILE CRUISING AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT. WITH PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD AIRCRAFT HAD A TOTAL ENGINE POWER FAILURE NORTH OF STURGIS, KY AIRPORT (TWT). PILOT ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN FIELD 1 TO 2 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. AMENDED -23 ON 10/05/2006, AIRCRAFT FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FOUND TO BE NON-STANDARD, UNAPPROVED TYPE. SEE AMENDED INFORMATION IN BLOCK 43.(-23 AMENDMENT) PREVIOUS AMENDED -23 DATED 10/05/2006 SENT AFTER SAFETY RECOMMENDATION SUBMITTED CONCERNING THE NON STANDARD, UNAPPROVED FUEL VALVE FOUND INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT. ENGINE TEST RUN HAD STILL NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AT THAT TIME AND WAS STILL AWAITING RESULTS FROM NTSB.

## 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 NYC06LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA165), Jul 2, 2006: North American Navion (N91686), Sturgis, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a leaking fuel pump gasket.

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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