LAX68D0103

NTSB accident investigation · Navion G · Avondale, AZ · August 10, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1967
Place
Avondale, AZ · AVONDALE, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1011MNavion G
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115176

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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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3-2739  67/8/10    AVONDALE,ARIZ       NAVION G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N1011M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 36, 12000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEACE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING DUST                                              95
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- SUDDEN INCREASE OF WIND FROM 0 TO 35 K CREATED DUST CLOUD,REDUCED VIS TO ZERO.WIND VAR NW TO NE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1011M
Reported as
Navion G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Neace

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