# NTSB CHI72FEK04: Navion A, N4483K, Coshocton, OH, September 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1971
- Place: Coshocton, OH · COSHOCTON, OH
- Location: 40.2618° N, 81.8473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coshocton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2618&lon=-81.8473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEK04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEK04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3397   71/9/8    COSHOCTON,OHIO      NAVION A            CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 2025                    N4483K              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARD DOWNING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COSHOCTON,OHIO              COSHOCTON,OHIO               COLUMBUS,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4483K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4483K-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N NAV-4-1483, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Richard Downing

## Other investigations on N4483K (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 UNK64X1511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1511), Apr 29, 1964: Navion NAV4 (N4483K), Friendswood, TX, 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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