# Accident 20161119020639A: Ryan NAVION A, New Gretna, NJ, November 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2016, 19:02 local time
- Place: New Gretna, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6647° N, 74.4681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6647&lon=-74.4681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4976K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4976K-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161119020639A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 20, 2016 AIRCRAFT N4976K, A NAVION HAD CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA, IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.  PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

THE PILOT WAS A PRIVATE PILOT WITH NO INSTRUMENT RATING.

THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PILOT AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC). IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO SEVERE COLD FRONT.

INITIAL INSPECTION AT THE SCENE:

AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS FOUND INVERTED, AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INTACT AS THERE WAS A 145 YARD DEBRIS FIELD.   THERE WAS AN IMPACT AT THE SCENE WITH A TREE.  ENGINE APPEARED TO BE PRODUCING POWER(S-BENDING/MARKINGS). DECEASED PILOT WAS FOUND OUTSIDE THE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT.

AWAITING ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORTS

COMPLETED AIRCRAFT INSPECTIONS WITH NO FINDINGS. COMPRESSION ON ALL CYLINDERS. MAGNETTOES CHECKED OUT GOOD... AND ALL CONNECTIONS AND LEADS WERE GOOD....NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WERE NOTED

AUTOPSY COMPLETED AND CONCLUDED AFTER  EXAMINATION THERE WAS NO NATURAL DISEASE THAT WOULD HAVE POSED AN IMMEDIATE AND SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO FLIGHT SAFETY AT THE TIME OF 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 ERA17FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA052), Nov 20, 2016: Ryan Navion (N4976K), New Gretna, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and in-flight weather evaluation, which resulted in an encounter with a strong cold front and the pilot's subsequent loss of airplane control.

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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