CHI68A0027

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Dansville, MI · September 20, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 20, 1967
Place
Dansville, MI · DANSVILLE, MI
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4894KNavion A
Status
Completed · report April 18, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114575

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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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2-1076  67/9/20    DANSVILLE,MICH      NAVION A            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 800
        TIME - 1408                    N4894K              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED SLOW-ROLL APPROX 125 FT AGL.

Aircraft

Registration
N4894K
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.