- Date
- July 15, 1978
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6928CNavion B
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780715018739A
- Case key
- 141360
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1656 78/7/15 EL PASO,TX NAVION B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 3097 TIME - 1430 N6928C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2247 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CA EL PASO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROPELLER SHAFT NUT LOCK PLATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6928C
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Paso Intl
N6928CRegistered now · Navion NAVION BAirframe modelNavion NAVION BEngine modelLycoming GO-435C&D 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.