CHI69F0535

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Owosso, MI · March 8, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 8, 1969
Place
Owosso, MI · OWOSSO, MI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8666HNavion A
Status
Completed · report May 29, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190997

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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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3-0654   69/3/8    OWOSSO,MICH         NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 180
        TIME - 1930                    N8666H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWOSSO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FUEL HEADER TANK LEAKED. INTNTL WHEELS-UP LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N8666H
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Owosso

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.