# Accident 20140509007199A: Navion NAVION G, Hamilton Townsh, NJ, May 9, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2014, 20:31 local time
- Place: Hamilton Townsh, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4767° N, 74.6506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4767&lon=-74.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2473T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2473T-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GIO-470SERIES (registry code 17034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gio-470series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GIO-470SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140509007199A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 9, 2014, AT 2031 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A NAVION G, N2473T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN IN HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY, AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, WHILE ANOTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, FROM ST. MARY'S AIRPORT (2W6), MARYLAND, TO ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ACY), ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY; HOWEVER, APPROACHING ATLANTIC CITY, THE PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES CLEARANCE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.

## 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 ERA14FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA232), May 10, 2014: Navion G (N2473T), Hamilton Township, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the onboard fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine and a subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the death of the right front passenger was…

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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