# NTSB CHI68D0382: Navion F, N238, Hartford City, IN, October 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1967
- Place: Hartford City, IN · HARTFORD CITY, IN
- Location: 40.4537° N, 85.3732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4537&lon=-85.3732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0382
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0382

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3442   67/10/1   HARTFORD CITY,IND   NAVION F            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 415
        TIME - 1550                    N238                PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N238](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N NAV-4-170F, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION F
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION F](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-f) (registry code 6150118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Inman

## Other investigations on N238 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC76FHA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA38), Jun 20, 1976: Navion F (N238), Frederick, PA, substantial damage

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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