# NTSB IAD73FIA17: Navion G, N2428T, West Haymarket, VA, June 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1973
- Place: West Haymarket, VA · WEST HAYMARKET, VA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FIA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2009  73/6/30  NR.WEST HAYMARKET,VA  NAVION G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2000
        TIME - 0900                    N2428T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WEST HAYMARKET,VA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PILOT USED FULL FLAPS FOR SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF MUSHED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2428T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2428T), registered now, S/N NAV-4-2428, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION G
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION G](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (registry code 6150120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodside

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730630021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730630021459A), Jun 30, 1973: Navion NAVIONG, West Haymarket, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot used full flaps for short field takeoff mushed into trees.

## Other investigations on N2428T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK64X0196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0196), Jan 9, 1964: Navion G (N2428T), Mazatlan, Mexico, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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