# NTSB LAX65F0094: Navion B, N91545, Fontana, CA, February 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1965
- Place: Fontana, CA · FONTANA, CA
- Location: 34.0922° N, 117.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fontana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0922&lon=-117.4350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1764  65/2/20    FONTANA CALIF       NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 120
        TIME - 1750                    N91545              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIRO FONTANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N91545 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miro Fontana

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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