- Date
- December 21, 1968
- Place
- Tecate, CA · TECATE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4941KNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191877
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4508 68/12/21 TECATE,CALIF NAVION A CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 31, 707 TIME - 1515 N4941K PX- 0 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOOKING FOR MISSING ACFT.CRASHED 87 FT BELOW MT TOP IN ATTEMPT TO CLIMB OUT OF CANYON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4941K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4941KRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 1969 · Navion NAVION AAirframe modelNavion NAVION AEngine modelContinental E225 series
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