- Date
- August 22, 1975
- Place
- Odessa, TX · ODESSA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91446Navion A
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750822027889A
- Case key
- 150932
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2428 75/8/22 ODESSA,TX NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2125 TIME - 0944 N91446 PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ODESSA,TX SONORA,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SELECTOR VALVE HANDLE INSTALLED 180 DEG OUT OF POS. LND IN MESQUITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91446
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N91446Registration cancelled Apr 8, 2013 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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