# NTSB CHI67A0027: Navion NAV-4, N91F, Terre Haute, IN, August 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1966
- Place: Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0027

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91F-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N NAV4-204, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAV-4
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hulman

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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