# NTSB IAD74AI066: Ryan Navion, N4380K, High Falls, NC, May 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1974
- Place: High Falls, NC · HIGH FALLS, NC
- Location: 35.4838° N, 79.5217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of High Falls, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4838&lon=-79.5217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2760  74/5/18    HIGH FALLS,NC       RYAN NAVION         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1100
        TIME - 2011                    N4380K              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MYRTLE BEACH,SC             BURLINGTON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RCVRD 5/24/74.TSTMS IN AREA.IMPACTED IN STEEP NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.PLT ALC LVL 360MG% FM TISSUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4380K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4380K-1974-07-23), registration cancelled 1974-07-23, S/N NAV41380 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740518016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740518016019A), May 18, 1974: Navion NAVIONA, High Falls, NC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Rcvrd 5/24/74.tstms in area. Impacted in steep nose low attitude. Plt alc lvl 360MG fm tissue.

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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