# NTSB CHI70F0063: Navion A, N91512, Hartford City, IN, July 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1969
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2080   69/7/3    HARTFORD CITY,IND   NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2500
        TIME - 1740                    N91512              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INMAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- HEAVILY LOADED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91512](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91512), registered now, S/N NAV-4-307, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (registry code 6150132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Inman Field

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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