# Accident 20091118051419A: Navion NAVION G, Montrose, CO, November 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5097° N, 107.8942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5097&lon=-107.8942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2493T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2493T-2010-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 672 total, 577 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091118051419A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING SO THE PILOT LANDED ON A RESIDENDIAL ROAD.  HE HIT A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING WHILE IN THE AIR.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED WITH THE ROAD AND SLID DOWN IT.  THE PLANE CAME TO REST IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT .5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT BECAUSE OF FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 CEN10LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA056), Nov 18, 2009: Navion Navion G (N2493T), Montrose, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

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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