LAX67A0097

NTSB accident investigation · Navion F · Alberhill, CA · April 16, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 16, 1967
Place
Alberhill, CA · ALBERHILL, CA
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N91734Navion F
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117797

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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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2-0308  67/4/16    ALBERHILL,CALIF     NAVION F            CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2187
        TIME - 1037                    N91734              PX-  3  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 372 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CAP PHOTO MISSION.

Aircraft

Registration
N91734
Reported as
Navion F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.