# Accident 20240608007079A: North American NAVION, Tullahoma, TN, June 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2024, 06:45 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Tullahoma Regional Airport/Wm Norther
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3801° N, 86.2468° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3801&lon=-86.2468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91173, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91173-2024-11-09) (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 O470
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,555 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240608007079A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 8TH, 2024, AROUND 6:45 AM LOCAL TIME, AN AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE GROUND ABOUT 1000 FT SHORT OF RUNWAY 6 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE LOCAL REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT A FEW MINUTES EARLIER FROM RUNWAY 24 AND SOON AFTER EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE FIRST OCCURRED WHILE CLIMBING UP AND THE SECOND HAPPENED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREETOPS, SPUN AROUND, HIT THE GROUND, AND RESTED UPRIGHT, FACING SOUTH.

THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT THE PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD, SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. BEFORE EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR AND ELECTRICAL POWER AND CLIMBED THROUGH THE OPENING OF AN ABSENT WINDSHIELD PANEL TO THE OUTSIDE.

## 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 ERA24LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA254), Jun 8, 2024: North American Navion (N91173), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff as a result of fuel starvation.

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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