# NTSB CHI71FLQ27: Navion 4, N91630, Berea, KY, June 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1971
- Place: Berea, KY · BEREA, KY
- Location: 37.5893° N, 84.2945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berea, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5893&lon=-84.2945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FLQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FLQ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4152  71/6/10    BEREA,KY            NAVION 4            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 151
        TIME - 1915                    N91630              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHMOND-BEREA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEREA,KY                    BEREA,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMPS WOULD NOT PUMP FUEL,FLOW VALVES INTERMITTENT.ENG LOG BOOKS INCOMPLETE RE FUEL PUMPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91630](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91630-1971-10-12), registration cancelled 1971-10-12, S/N NAV-4-392 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION 4
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Richmond-Berea

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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