FTW66F0336

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Clovis, NM · October 3, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1965
Place
Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N91165Navion A
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175747

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2950   65/10/3   CLOVIS N MEX        NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N91165              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N91165
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clovis

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.