# NTSB DIA68D0146: Navion A, N91666, Lusby, MD, January 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1968
- Place: Lusby, MD · LUSBY, MD
- Location: 38.3627° N, 76.4380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lusby, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3627&lon=-76.4380&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0283  68/1/21    LUSBY,MD            NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 150
        TIME - 1615                    N91666              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESAPEAKE RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX DEPLANED UNEXPECTEDLY, RAN INTO PROPELLER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91666](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91666), registered now, S/N NAV-4-415 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Chesapeake Ranch

## Other investigations on N91666 (1)

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 IAD70FI009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FI009), Feb 23, 1970: Navion A (N91666), Howertons, VA, 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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