- Date
- June 8, 1979
- Place
- Newton, NC · NEWTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8634HRyan Navion
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790608010939A
- Case key
- 135787
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1405 79/6/8 NEWTON,NC RYAN NAVION CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1815 N8634H PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 36, 2640 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.SIMONS,GA MT AIRY,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT SELECTED AUX TANKS FIRST.RETURN FUEL PUMPED OVERBOARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8634H
- Reported as
- Ryan Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8634HRegistered now · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.