# NTSB DEN69D0080: Navion B, N5334K, Cheyenne, WY, August 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1968
- Place: Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2829  68/8/23    CHEYENNE,WYO        NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 235
        TIME - 1015                    N5334K              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEYENNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 50 DEG 25 KNOTS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. RNWY INTO WIND CLOSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5334K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5334K-1976-08-20), registration cancelled 1976-08-20, S/N 2234B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-b) (registry code 6150112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cheyenne

## Other investigations on N5334K (2)

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.

- [NTSB OAK76DXQ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ58), Jul 17, 1976: Navion B (N5334K), Oasis, NV, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK68D0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0082), Aug 3, 1967: Navion B (N5334K), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

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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