- Date
- August 4, 1978
- Place
- Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4527KRyan Navion
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780804020929A
- Case key
- 140572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2027 78/8/4 WILMINGTON,NC RYAN NAVION CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 415 TIME - 0650 N4527K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILMINGTON,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- LDG ON RD.DRIFTING R,COMPENSATED WITH RUDDER,T/D OFF R SIDE OF ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4527K
- Reported as
- Ryan Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4527KRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2013 · Navion NAVION AAirframe modelNavion NAVION AEngine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4527K · 2
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