- Date
- May 10, 1968
- Place
- Agle River, AK · AGLE RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5408KNavion B
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110592
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4058 68/5/10 AGLE RIVER ALAS NAVION B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2500 TIME - 1915 N5408K PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MAIN TANKS EMPTY,AUX TANK FULL. LANDED IN BRUSH AVOIDING CARS ON HIGHWAY. GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 IN MAIN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5408K
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5408KRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2012 · Navion NAVION BAirframe modelNavion NAVION BEngine modelLycoming 0-435A/0-435C
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