# NTSB CHI76FEV09: Ryan Navion, N4595K, Neoga, IL, August 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1975
- Place: Neoga, IL · NEOGA, IL
- Location: 39.3216° N, 88.4503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neoga, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3216&lon=-88.4503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2473   75/8/9    NEOGA,IL            RYAN NAVION         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 330
        TIME - 1200                    N4595K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUMBERLAND ARPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASEY,IL                    NEOGA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ROD THRU RISER ASSEMBLY P/N 145-42222 BKN ADJ TO WELDS AT EACH END.CRASH LNDD IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4595K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4595K-1976-06-29), registration cancelled 1976-06-29, S/N NAV-4-1595, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cumberland Arpk

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750809025989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809025989A), Aug 9, 1975: Navion NAVION*, Neoga, IL, Substantial damage. Rod thru riser assembly p/n 145-42222 bkn adj to welds at each end. Crash lndd in trees.

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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