- Date
- February 22, 1979
- Place
- Somerset, KY · SOMERSET, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8921HN.American Navion
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790222019469A
- Case key
- 137262
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1841 79/2/22 SOMERSET,KY N.AMERICAN NAVION CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 3896 TIME - 1408 N8921H PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET-PULASKI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOMERSET,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- LKG BY ENG DRIVEN PUMP O RING,VAPOR IN LINE-MAG TIMING WRONG.PWR LOSS ALSO ON PREVIOUS ABORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8921H
- Reported as
- N.American Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Somerset-Pulaski
N8921HRegistration cancelled Aug 16, 1988 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVION
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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.