# NTSB ATL80FIG17: Navion G, N2353T, Chester, MD, August 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1980
- Place: Chester, MD · CHESTER, MD
- Location: 38.9602° N, 76.2875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9602&lon=-76.2875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FIG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3514  80/8/31    CHESTER,MD          NAVION G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1500
        TIME - 1910                    N2353T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASTLE MARINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OCEAN CITY,MD               FREDERICK,MD                 CHESTER,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP RELIEF VALVE FOULED WITH VARNISH-LIKE MATERIAL.SOYBEAN CROP DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2353T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2353T-2022-10-01), registration cancelled 2022-10-01, S/N NAV-4-2353, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION G
- Registry model: [North American NAVION G](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-g) (registry code 6150148) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Castle Marina

## 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 19800831038619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800831038619A), Aug 31, 1980: Tmpson NAVIONG, Chester, MD, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Failed to use auxiliary pump. Found fuel pump fouled with foreign substance.

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.

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