# Accident 20111227029999A: Ryan NAVION, Concord, CA, December 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2011, 15:20 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9961° N, 122.0611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9961&lon=-122.0611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4398K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4398K-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-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: CONTINENTAL E225-4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111227029999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PERFORMED A TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 32R, CONCORD, CA..AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET  THE ENGINE QUIT, PILOT BANKED AIRCRAFT LEFT, LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, PILOT NOTICED WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE THAT IT WAS GOING TO LAND ON OR HIT HANGERS, BEFORE CONTACT WITH HANGERS PILOT YAWED AIRCRAFT ENOUGH TO MISS THE HANGERS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND VERY HARD, BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH MAJOR INJURES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM FOUND TO BE VERY LOW.

## 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 WPR12LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA070), Dec 27, 2011: Ryan Navion (N4398K), Concord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane and the subsequent total loss of engine power as a result of debris and water contamination in the fuel system.

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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