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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · North American NAVION · Alamogordo, NM · June 24, 2016

Date: June 24, 2016 · 10:00 local
Place: Alamogordo, NM
Airport: Alamogordo-White Sands Regional
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N91137
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA234
Reported as: North American Navion
Reported engine: Continental IO-520
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total890 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N91137Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2019 · North American NAVIONS/N NAV-4-31 · Built 1946 Airframe modelNorth American NAVION Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 24, 2016, at 1010 MDT, a North American Navion model a, N91137, registered to privacy data omitted, while on a private cross country flight, the engine lost all power. The pilot attempting to land the aircraft on a road, touched down short. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at ruidoso, NM on June 24, 2016 at approximately 940 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 24, 2016, AT 1010 MDT, A NORTH AMERICAN NAVION MODEL A, N91137, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE ON A PRIVATE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A ROAD, TOUCHED DOWN SHORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RUIDOSO, NM ON JUNE 24, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 940 MDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN16LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlamogordo, NMThe failure of the No. 5 exhaust valve key spring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Jun 24, 2016 · Substantial damage