20181005024469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · North American NAVION A · Stonewall, MS · October 5, 2018

Date: October 5, 2018 · 16:00 local
Place: Stonewall, MS
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N969TR
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA19LA008
Reported as: North American Navion A
Reported engine: Continental E185 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N969TRRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · North American NAVION AS/N NAV-4-342 · Built 1946 Airframe modelNorth American NAVION A Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N969TR departed kmei with the intended destination of kjka. While in cruise, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. Due to the engine failure, the pilot made a forced landing on highway 45 just south of meridian, MS. There was one person onboard the aircraft. There were no injuries. The aircraft suffered substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

N969TR DEPARTED KMEI WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF KJKA. WHILE IN CRUISE, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED AN ENGINE FAILURE. DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE, THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY 45 JUST SOUTH OF MERIDIAN, MS. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA19LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStonewall, MSThe fatigue failure of the No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in a fractured camshaft and a total loss of engine power.Oct 5, 2018 · Substantial damage