# NTSB CHI71FGG17: Navion NAV4, N8569H, Findlay, OH, October 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1970
- Place: Findlay, OH · FINDLAY, OH
- Location: 41.0474° N, 83.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Findlay, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0474&lon=-83.6381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FGG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4030  70/10/18   FINDLAY,OHIO        NAVION NAV4         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 540
        TIME - 1315                    N8569H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIEBE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FINDLAY,OHIO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- AIR IN FUEL SYS.STRAINER CONTAINED CURTIS CCA-1550-1/8 DRAIN COCK.AD 47-31-3 COVERS.NO RWY OVERRUN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8569H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8569H-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N NAV-4-553, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAV4
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Priebe

## Other investigations on N8569H (3)

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 MKC87LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA160), Aug 8, 1987: North American Navion (N8569H), Chillicothe, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0291), Sep 10, 1967: Navion B (N8569H), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0024), May 27, 1966: Navion B (N8569H), Buckeye, AZ, 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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