# Accident 20120923022039A: Navion NAVION A, Lompoc, CA, September 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2012, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6656° N, 120.4675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6656&lon=-120.4675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4418K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4418K-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION A (registry code 6150104, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 10 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA434) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120923022039A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE OFF, ENGINE LOST POWER ON RIGHT DOWNWIND LEG. PILOT TURNED FUEL BOOST PUMP ON, HAD NO EFFECT. PILOT TURNED BACK TO RUNWAY FOR LANDING. LANDED IN FIELD 250 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR12LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA434), Sep 23, 2012: Navion Navion (N4418K), Lompoc, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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