# NTSB CHI72FEE48: Navion B, N5327K, Harvard, IL, December 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1971
- Place: Harvard, IL · HARVARD, IL
- Location: 42.4296° N, 88.6211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4296&lon=-88.6211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEE48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4395  71/12/11   HARVARD,ILL         NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 372
        TIME - 1330                    N5327K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DACY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JANESVILLE,WISC             HARVARD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILED TO CLR ENG DURG DSNT FOR LDG,ADDD PWR,ENG RAN ROUGH THEN QUIT DURG GOARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5327K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5327K), registered now, S/N NAV-4-2227-B, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (registry code 6150170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dacy

## Other investigations on N5327K (1)

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 ERA16LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA333), Sep 27, 2016: Ryan Navion (N5327K), Hurt, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Incorrect installation of the oil temperature probe and an inadequate annual inspection that failed to detect leaking oil around the loose probe, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure due…

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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