CHI71DGD05

NTSB accident investigation · N.American Navion · Cleveland, OH · August 18, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 18, 1970
Place
Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N91467N.American Navion
Status
Completed · report June 18, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192110

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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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3-3535  70/8/18    CLEVELAND,OHIO      N.AMERICAN NAVION   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 532
        TIME - 1452                    N91467              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 512 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEVELAND-HOPKINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              MIDDLE BASS IS.,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH,PULLED MIXTURE CTL INSEAD OF CARB HEAT CTL.

Aircraft

Registration
N91467
Reported as
N.American Navion
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cleveland-Hopkins

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.