# NTSB FTW69F0468: Navion A, N4527K, Hot Springs, AR, April 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1969
- Place: Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
- Location: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5037&lon=-93.0552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0468
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0468

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4527K-2013-11-07), registration cancelled 2013-11-07, S/N NAV-4-1527, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104) (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: Memorial Field

## Other investigations on N4527K (2)

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 CHI99LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA340), Sep 9, 1999: Navion A (N4527K), Utica, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the fuel pump and the misjudged touchdown point by the pilot. A factor was the high vegetation.
- [NTSB IAD78DLJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ19), Aug 4, 1978: Ryan Navion (N4527K), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage

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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