# Accident 20170811012459A: Navion NAVION G, Adrian, MI, August 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2017, 10:30 local time
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Airport: Lenawee County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8292° N, 84.0744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8292&lon=-84.0744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249KC-2019-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-520
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,977 total, 30 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170811012459A

## Narrative

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

WHILE RETURNING FROM A TRAININING FLIGHT TO PREP FOR A COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE, ENGINE POWER WAS LOST DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED REASON.  THE LOSS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 900 FEEL AGL AND POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED.   EMERGANCY LANDING WAS INITIATED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES WHEN A CLEAR FIELD COULD NOT BE REACHED.

## 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 CEN17LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA316), Aug 11, 2017: Navion Navion G (N249KC), Adrian, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A leak in the gascolator, which allowed air to enter the fuel system and resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

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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