# NTSB CHI77FEP18: Navion L-17, N91741, Readstown, WI, February 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1977
- Place: Readstown, WI · READSTOWN, WI
- Location: 43.4487° N, 90.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Readstown, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4487&lon=-90.7591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEP18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0370  77/2/11    READSTOWN,WI        NAVION L-17         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3650
        TIME - 1000                    N91741              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          READSTOWN,WI               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER T.O. ENGINE AND AIRFRAME DEMOLISHED IN CRASH AND FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91741](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91741-1977-04-15), registration cancelled 1977-04-15, S/N NAV-4-465 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION L-17
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770211003019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770211003019A), Feb 11, 1977: Navion NAVION/, Readstown, WI, Destroyed. Acft would not climb after t.o. engine and airframe demolished in crash and fire.

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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