# NTSB ATL01LA072: Ryan Navion B, N5265K, Palm Beach, FL, July 5, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 5, 2001, 19:57 local (23:57 UTC) - Place: Palm Beach, FL - Coordinates: 26.719888, -80.069709 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7199&lon=-80.0697&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 20, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Ft. Lauderdale FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 53234 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL01LA072 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53234/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA072 ## Probable cause Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, maneuvering - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, maneuvering - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, emergency landing - maintenance,annual inspection - not performed, fbo personnel ## Analysis A Ryan Navion B made a forced landing on a beach in Palm Beach, Florida, and flipped inverted. The airframe and engine assembly sustained extensive salt water damage. The exact fuel quantity at the time of the accident was not determined. ## Factual narrative On July 05, 2001, at 1957 eastern daylight time, a Ryan Navion B, N5265K, lost engine power and landed on a beach in Palm Beach, Florida. The personal flight was conducted by the pilot under provisions of Title 14 CFR 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the commercial pilot received minor injuries. The flight departed Lantana Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, at 1855 eastern daylight time. According to the pilot , he was flying the airplane around the traffic pattern at Lantana Airport to break-in a recently installed rebuilt engine. The pilot then stated he departed the pattern due to traffic at the airport. He flew approximately 4 miles from the airport at 3500 feet. While returning to the airport, the pilot stated he lost fuel pressure over the shoreline. The engine then ran intermittently and stopped running. He then made a emergency landing on a beach near the airport, and, during landing roll, the airplane flipped inverted. The pilot stated the airplane had 20 gallons of fuel on board at takeoff. He also stated that he was told by the FBO operator to ground run and leak check the airplane, and, if everything looked good, test fly the airplane and begin the break-in process of the engine. According to the repair station, the pilot asked two of its maintenance personnel if the airplane was fit for flight. The mechanics told him he would have to ask the mechanic who worked on the airplane. The repair station stated that during the time the airplane had been in the maintenance facility, ongoing repairs were being made as a result of a annual inspection. There were no logbook entries returning the airplane to service. The last annual inspection was completed on May 1, 2000. Examination of the aircraft records revealed the airplane was capable of holding 40 gallons of fuel. On July 4, 2001, the airplane had been refueled with 39.5 gallons of fuel. When airplane arrived at the maintenance facility, the tachometer showed 242.3 hours. At the time of the accident, the tachometer showed 246.2 hours. No fuel was found in the airplane at the scene of the accident. The airframe and engine assembly sustained extensive salt water damage. No examination of the engine was conducted. The exact fuel quantity at the time of the accident was not determined. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5265K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5265K-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N NAV-4-2165B, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Ryan Navion B - Registry model: [Ryan NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (registry code 6150170) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2321 - Airframe hours: 2500 - Engines: Lycoming GO-435C-2 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Peter J. Colucci - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 13, 2001, 3 hours before - Departed: LNA, Palm Beach, FL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Co-pilot; age 45; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 12, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 560 total, 250 in this make and model, 515 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn - Wind: 140° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: PBI ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010705029259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010705029259A), Jul 5, 2001: Tmpson NAVIONB, Palmbeach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was flown without annual inspection completed. Aircraft was not returned to service or approved for return to service. Fuel found in aircraft… ## Other investigations on N5265K (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 CHI69F0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0047), Jul 8, 1968: Navion B (N5265K), Romulus, MI, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.