# Accident 20110724017029A: Ryan NAVION A, Torrington, WY, July 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2011, 18:30 local time
- Place: Torrington, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0644° N, 104.1528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0644&lon=-104.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4911K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4911K-2012-03-08) (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: RYAN NAVION A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 141 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110724017029A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 24, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1835 MDT, N4911K, A RYAN NAVION MODEL A AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY 10 AT TORRINGTON, WY AIRPORT (KTOR).  THERE WERE FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD, ONE SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 WPR11LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA346), Jul 25, 2011: Ryan Navion A (N4911K), Torrington, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The carburetor’s failure to meet its operating limits at the low range, which resulted in a loss of engine power when the pilot reduced power for landing.

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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