# NTSB CEN25LA032: Ryan Navion A, N2341, Belleville, IL, October 19, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 19, 2024, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Belleville, IL - Coordinates: 38.5201, -89.984 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5201&lon=-89.9840&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 195394 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA032 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195394/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195394 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA032 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01060000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Ryan NAVION A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01060000/cases.md?model=6150162), [All aircraft, 63 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01060000/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Ryan NAVION A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=6150162), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Ryan NAVION A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=6150162), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Ryan NAVION A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=6150162), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis An airport surveillance video showed the airplane in a takeoff roll become airborne in a nose-high attitude, settle back down to the runway, and bounce hard on the main landing gear. The airplane went through this cycle twice and on the final bounce, the right wheel separated from the airplane and the left horizontal stabilizer struck the ground, which resulted in substantial damage. Attempts were made to contact the pilot for a statement, and a National Transportation Safety Board Form 6120.1 Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report was mailed to the pilot’s address via certified mail. The pilot did not return phone calls, and the accident report form was returned as “undeliverable.” An examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2341](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2341-2026-09-26), registration cancelled 2026-09-26, S/N NAV-4-1635, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION A - Registry model: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: NAV-4-1635 - Year built: 1948 - Engines: Continental E185 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Unknown - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 7IS2, Aero Estates Airport, runway 16, 2,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.45 inHg - Observed at: KSTL, 23 nm away - METAR: KSTL 191851Z 14006KT 10SM FEW250 23/04 A3045 ## 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 20241019019869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241019019869A), Oct 19, 2024: Ryan NAVION A, Belleville, IL, Substantial damage. About halfway down runway 16, the ac began to lift 3 to 4 feet in the air but was not creating enough lift and came back to the ground. In approximately 50… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 9, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195394. 6.3 MB in all. - Letter to pilot (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 90 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18400121&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=letter%20to%20pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Mor-jason hurtt (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 61 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18602773&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR-Jason%20Hurtt-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 921 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18401243&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=photo%20sheet-Rel.pdf - Surveillance footage (item 4, MP4, 5.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18403621&FileExtension=mp4&FileName=202451024_CE03_N2341_Incident%20Video-Rel.mp4 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.