# NTSB CHI77FEM04: Navion A, N4491K, St. James, MI, October 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1976
- Place: St. James, MI · ST. JAMES, MI
- Location: 45.7427° N, 85.5301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. James, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7427&lon=-85.5301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3925   76/10/3   ST. JAMES,MI        NAVION A            CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1845
        TIME - 1530                    N4491K              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1010 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST. JAMES,MI                DETROIT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT APCH,GR DOWN DRG GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4491K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4491K-1977-03-04), registration cancelled 1977-03-04, S/N NAV-4-1491 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Beaver Island

## 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 19761003039879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761003039879A), Oct 3, 1976: Navion NAVION*, St. James, MI, Destroyed. Overshot apch,gr down drg go-around.

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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