# NTSB FTW67F0543: Navion B, N5438K, Tahlequah, OK, April 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1967
- Place: Tahlequah, OK · TAHLEQUAH, OK
- Location: 35.9105° N, 94.9777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahlequah, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9105&lon=-94.9777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0543
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0543

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1315  67/4/23    TAHLEQUAH,OKLA      NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3297
        TIME - 1245                    N5438K              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAHLEQUAH MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT NOT TURNED INTO WIND FOR RUN-UP.RIGHT  CROSSWIND GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5438K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tahlequah Muni

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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