LAX66F0193

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · El Monte, CA · November 7, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 7, 1965
Place
El Monte, CA · EL MONTE, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8724HNavion A
Status
Completed · report March 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174363

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3861   65/11/7   EL MONTE CALIF      NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 236
        TIME - 1230                    N8724H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MONTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE

Aircraft

Registration
N8724H
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
El Monte

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.