# NTSB LAX66D0369: Navion NAV-4, N4511K, Lancaster, CA, April 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1966
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0369
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0369

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1259  66/4/13    LANCASTER CALIF     NAVION NAV-4        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 350
        TIME - 1715                    N4511K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN WM J FOX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4511K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAV-4
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox

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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