# NTSB FTW68F0194: Navion A, N4442K, Euless, TX, August 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1967
- Place: Euless, TX · EULESS, TX
- Location: 32.8494° N, 97.0786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Euless, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8494&lon=-97.0786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0194
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0194

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3003  67/8/27    EULESS,TEX          NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 184
        TIME - 1030                    N4442K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER SOUTHWEST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4442K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4442K), registered now, S/N NAV-4-1442, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Southwest

## Other investigations on N4442K (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 FTW90LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA104), Apr 29, 1990: Ryan Navion A (N4442K), Denison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH CONDITIONS IN EXCESS OF THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND THE UPHILL RUNWAY.

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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