# NTSB FTW72DQG44: Ryan Navion, N2254, Roby, TX, June 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1972
- Place: Roby, TX · ROBY, TX
- Location: 32.7460° N, 100.3794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roby, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7460&lon=-100.3794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DQG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2003   72/6/5    ROBY,TEX            RYAN NAVION         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1500
        TIME - 1300                    N2254               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBY,TEX                    LUBBOCK,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED AFTER LIFT-OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2254](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2254-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N NAV-4-661, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160) (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: Duster Strip

## Other investigations on N2254 (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 FTW74DQG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG60), May 27, 1974: Navion A (N2254), Briscoe, TX, 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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