# NTSB LAX69A0036: Navion A, N4941K, Tecate, CA, December 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1968
- Place: Tecate, CA · TECATE, CA
- Location: 32.5773° N, 116.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecate, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5773&lon=-116.6275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4941K-1969-02-11), registration cancelled 1969-02-11, S/N NAV-4-1941, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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