CHI65D0066

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Steubenville, OH · March 14, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1965
Place
Steubenville, OH · STEUBENVILLE, OH
Injuries
1 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N91522Navion A
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179490

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0483  65/3/14    STEUBENVILLE OHIO   NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 400
        TIME - 1715                    N91522              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEUBENVILLE PIER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N91522
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Steubenville Pier

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.