CHI67A0027

NTSB accident investigation · Navion NAV-4 · Terre Haute, IN · August 26, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 26, 1966
Place
Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N91FNavion NAV-4
Status
Completed · report March 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122414

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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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2-0667  66/8/26    TERRE HAUTE IND     NAVION NAV-4        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 133
        TIME - 1609                    N91F                PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON WOODED AREA.ENROUTE AIRPORTS SUITABLE FOR REFUELING WERE AVAILABLE TO THE PLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N91F
Reported as
Navion NAV-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hulman

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.