# NTSB LAX67D0316: Navion A, N8584H, Van Nuys, CA, January 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1967
- Place: Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0316

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0257  67/1/28    VAN NUYS,CALIF      NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 374
        TIME - 0900                    N8584H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR AND FLAP LEVERS WERE IN UP POSITION,HYDRAULIC POWER ON,PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8584H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

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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