FTW69F0468

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Hot Springs, AR · April 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1969
Place
Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4527KNavion A
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188249

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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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3-0968  69/4/11    HOT SPRINGS,ARK     NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1570
        TIME - 0938                    N4527K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMORIAL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        REMARKS- SELF LOCK NUT BECAME FREE FROM STEERING ASSEMBLY BOLT. PERIODIC INSP 10/68.

Aircraft

Registration
N4527K
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Memorial Field

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.

Other investigations on N4527K · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.