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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ryan NAVION · Clayton, NC · September 21, 2007

Date: September 21, 2007 · 10:10 local
Place: Clayton, NC
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8844H
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA07FA154
Reported as: Ryan Navion
Reported engine: Continental IO520BB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8844HRegistration cancelled Jan 15, 2008 · North American NAVIONS/N NAV-4-844 · Built 1947 Airframe modelNorth American NAVION Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed from horry county airport (hyw) on the morning of 09-21-2007. The flight was to terminate somewhere in the tidewater Virginia area. Approximately one hour into the flight the aircraft made contact with a restaurant in Clayton, NC. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot (sole occupant of aircraft) was killed in the accident. No flight plan was filed and it is not known if the pilot asked for or received a weather brief.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM HORRY COUNTY AIRPORT (HYW) ON THE MORNING OF 09-21-2007. THE FLIGHT WAS TO TERMINATE SOMEWHERE IN THE TIDEWATER VIRGINIA AREA. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH A RESTAURANT IN CLAYTON, NC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT) WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE PILOT ASKED FOR OR RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEF.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA07FA154Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportClayton, NCThe pilot's intentional abrupt maneuver during low altitude cruise flight to avoid obstructions ahead, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain and a building. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the pilot to obtain a preflight weather…Sep 21, 2007 · Destroyed