- Date
- June 22, 1987, 22:30 local (Jun 23, 1987, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Erie, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N2386TNavion G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 13547
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
With the landing gear extended, the aircraft impacted with trees in a near inverted attitude and was destroyed. The pilot, who was the sole occupant was seriously injured. There were no witnesses to the accident and the pilot could not remember the events leading up to the accident. Examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any malfunctions that would have precipitated the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2386T
- Reported as
- Navion G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV-4-2368
- Airframe hours
- 3,006
- Engine
- Continental I0-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frank C. Walton
- Registered owner
- Frank C. Walton, Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 7, 1986 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- Unknown
- Destination
- DET · Detroit, MI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 759 total · 293 in this make and model · 666 as pilot in command · 61 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Observed at
- TOL, 18 nm away