FTW70F0155

NTSB accident investigation · Navion G · Plano, TX · August 12, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 12, 1969
Place
Plano, TX · PLANO, TX
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2431TNavion G
Status
Completed · report April 8, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162649

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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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3-3523  69/8/12    PLANO,TEX           NAVION G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N2431T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 57, 7750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            860 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  LAKE TEXOMA,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HOLE BURNED IN NR 3 PISTON.

Aircraft

Registration
N2431T
Reported as
Navion G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Air Park

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.