- Date
- November 7, 1973
- Place
- Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5264KNavion B
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731107041649A
- Case key
- 201601
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3970 73/11/7 COLUMBUS,OHIO NAVION B CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 61, 702 TIME - 1309 N5264K PX- 1 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WATER,RUST IN FUEL.HIT TREES 2500FT SHORT OF RWY.OVERFLEW NEW CLOSED HIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5264K
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Port Columbus
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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