# NTSB LAX68D0402: Navion A, N8929H, Palm Sprngs, CA, May 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1968
- Place: Palm Sprngs, CA · PALM SPRNGS, CA
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0402

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1189   68/5/4    PALM SPRNGS,CALIF   NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1391
        TIME - 1740                    N8929H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8929H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8929H), registered now, S/N NAV-4-929, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palm Springs

## Other investigations on N8929H (2)

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.

- [NTSB OAK74AVA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AVA61), Apr 28, 1974: Navion A (N8929H), Patterson, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0420), May 6, 1967: Navion A (N8929H), Burbank, CA, substantial damage

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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