# NTSB FTW68A0097: Navion A, N91727, Eureka Sprngs, AR, May 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1968
- Place: Eureka Sprngs, AR · EUREKA SPRNGS, AR
- Location: 36.4111° N, 93.7432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4111&lon=-93.7432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1685  68/5/24    EUREKA SPRNGS,ARK   NAVION A            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 582
        TIME - 2015                    N91727              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNLIGHTED AREA WITH NO HORIZON REFERENCE.PLT NOT INST RATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91727](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91727-1968-06-26), registration cancelled 1968-06-26, S/N NAV-4-483 (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: Destroyed

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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