- Date
- June 25, 1978
- Place
- Bethalto, IL · BETHALTO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4992KNavion NAV-4
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780625014439A
- Case key
- 141750
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1055 78/6/25 BETHALTO,IL NAVION NAV-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1181 TIME - 1515 N4992K PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,IL ALTON,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR FOUND AT AUX TANK POSITION,QUANTITY INDICATOR ON MAIN TANK. AUX FUEL TANK EMPTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4992K
- Reported as
- Navion NAV-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Civic Memorial
N4992KRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Navion NAVION AAirframe modelNavion NAVION AEngine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.