- Date
- February 8, 1970
- Place
- Gastonia, NC · GASTONIA, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4201KNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135631
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0823 70/2/8 GASTONIA,NC NAVION A CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 41, 240 TIME - 0845 N4201K PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTONIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANDERSON,SC GASTONIA,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- NO FLAP LDG. ACFT RAN DOWN BANK AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4201K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gastonia
N4201KRegistered now · Navion NAVION AAirframe modelNavion NAVION AEngine modelContinental E185 series
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