# Accident 20171217023239A: North American NAVION, El Cajon, CA, December 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2017, 09:53 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8250° N, 116.9844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8250&lon=-116.9844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8884H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8884H-2020-08-02) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171217023239A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/17/2017 AT 0953 PST, N8884H, 1947 NORTH AMERICAN NAVION AIRCRAFT REPORTED AN ENGINE ISSUE FOLLOWING DEPARTURE GILESPIE FIELD, (SEE) RWY 27R, AND ON RETURN TO AIRPORT AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A PARKING LOT LOCATED AT 1985 GILLESPIE WAY, EL CAJON, CA. A FIRE WAS REPORTED ON GROUND AND SECURED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

## 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 WPR18LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA049), Dec 17, 2017: North American Navion (N8884H), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

## Other reports on N8884H (1)

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

- [Accident 19751214038509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751214038509A), Dec 14, 1975: Navion NAVION* (N8884H), New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Prop blade separated. Retention clamp failed for undet reason.

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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