- Date
- December 18, 1977
- Place
- Denton, TX · DENTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4181KRyan Navion
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771218039939A
- Case key
- 144343
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3773 77/12/18 DENTON,TX RYAN NAVION CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N4181K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 39, 2133 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 325 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HIDDEN VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENTON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4181K
- Reported as
- Ryan Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hidden Valley
N4181KRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2002 · Ryan NAVIONAirframe modelRyan NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.