FTW81DQA19

NTSB accident investigation · Navion B · Las Vegas, NM · April 2, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 2, 1981
Place
Las Vegas, NM · LAS VEGAS, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N106ANavion B
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810402014149A
Case key
127070

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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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3-0672   81/4/2    LAS VEGAS,NM        NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 2035
        TIME - 1722                    N106A               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1410 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER,CO                   EL CENTRO,CA                 LAS VEGAS,NM
        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 ACCESSORIES: GENERATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DRAG FM FAILED ENG DRIVEN GENERATOR REDUCE ENG RPM.

Aircraft

Registration
N106A
Reported as
Navion B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.