# Accident 20180717011409A: Ryan NAVION B, Truckee, CA, July 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2018, 07:33 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3019° N, 120.1253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3019&lon=-120.1253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5329K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329K-2019-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180717011409A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM TKE RUNWAY 11, AT 0732, THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE TOWER HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.  EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UPRIGHT INTO RISING TERRAIN AND HAD MADE A 50 FOOT GROUND SCAR. THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT AFT WITH LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. THE 3 BLADED PROPELLER SHOWED NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE. THE LOWER BLADE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE HUB AND WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AFT OF THE ENGINE. THE SEPARATED BLADE SHOWED NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE ONLY REWARD BENDING DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR18FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA198), Jul 17, 2018: Ryan Navion (N5329K), Truckee, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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