# NTSB IAD78DLJ19: Ryan Navion, N4527K, Wilmington, NC, August 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1978
- Place: Wilmington, NC · WILMINGTON, NC
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DLJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4527K-2013-11-07), registration cancelled 2013-11-07, S/N NAV-4-1527, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780804020929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804020929A), Aug 4, 1978: Navion NAVIONA, Wilmington, NC, Substantial damage. Ldg on rd. drifting r,compensated with rudder,t/d off r side of ro

## Other investigations on N4527K (2)

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 CHI99LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA340), Sep 9, 1999: Navion A (N4527K), Utica, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the fuel pump and the misjudged touchdown point by the pilot. A factor was the high vegetation.
- [NTSB FTW69F0468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0468), Apr 11, 1969: Navion A (N4527K), Hot Springs, AR, 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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