# Accident 20090920025559A: Ryan NAVION, Fire Island, NY, September 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fire Island, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7000° N, 72.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7000&lon=-72.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4467K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4467K-2010-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,857 total, 120 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA532) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090920025559A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PIC STATES HE TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS FROM MAIN TO AUXILLARY WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT THEN SWITCHED BACK TO THE MAIN TANK AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. THE PIC STATES HE CONFIRMED FUEL BOOST PUMP ON AND CHECKED THE THROTTLE, MIXTURE CONTROL AND IGNITION SYSTEM. NO FUEL PRESSURE WAS PRESENT ON THE FUEL GAUGE. THE PIC PLANNED FOR AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP, FLAP UP LANDING TO REACH THE BEACH AREA. THE AIRPLANE DID LAND ON THE BEACH GEAR AND FLAPS UP BUT RECIEVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING. NO INJUIRES WERE REPORTED TO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD.

## 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 ERA09LA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA532), Sep 20, 2009: Ryan Navion (N4467K), Fire Island, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel starvation as a result of a deteriorated fuel gasket.

## Other reports on N4467K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930521051989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521051989A), May 21, 1993: Tmpson NAVION* (N4467K), Cumberland, RI, Substantial damage. Lost power. Hit hole landing in field. Had recent top overhaul. Engine ran normal pro accident.

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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