# Accident 20161110023199A: North American NAVION, Blairstown, NJ, November 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Blairstown, NJ
- Airport: Blairstown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9711° N, 74.9975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9711&lon=-74.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8849H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8849H-2018-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161110023199A

## Narrative

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

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED JUST AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT, HARRISBURG, PA. A MECHANIC AT THE AIRPORT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FUEL TANK FROM ACROSS THE AIRPORT AND STATED HE PERFORMED A RUNUP FOR MR. SINGER. THE RUNUP WAS NORMAL WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.  MR. SINGER THEN FUELED THE AIRCRAFT AND PREFLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE TRIP TO CAPITAL CITY. HE THEN CLIMBED IN AND STARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STARTED RIGHT AWAY AND APPEARED, TO THE MECHANIC, TO GO TO FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT NARROWLY MISSED HITTING THE FLIGHT SCHOOL BUILDING WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE FUEL FARM AND CONTINUED IN ROUGHLY NORTHERLY DIRECTION ACROSS THE AIRPORT AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE AIRPORT IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE FULL POWER AND STRUCK THE TREE LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. IT APPEARED TO THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE ACTION OR A REDUCTION IN POWER AT ALL DURING THE SEQUENCE. MR. SINGER WAS EXTRICATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE AND AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES.

THE NTSB AND CONTINENTAL ENGINES FURTHER EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE GETTING STUCK IN THE PLASTIC CYLINDER IT IS SEATED IN AND THEY BELIEVE THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE ENGINE BEING PULLED FORWARD IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA17LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA042), Nov 10, 2016: North American Navion (N8849H), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper engine start procedure, which resulted in a loss of control on the ground and collision with a tree.

## Other reports on N8849H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20151212019219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151212019219I), Dec 12, 2015: North American NAVION (N8849H), Blairstown, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot stated he departed sky manor airport (N40) on the morning of the incident in VFR conditions. He arrived at Blairstown Airport (1N7) at approximately 0945…

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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