# NTSB LAX76FUQ28: Navion B, N5414K, Ojai, CA, March 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1976
- Place: Ojai, CA · OJAI, CA
- Location: 34.4492° N, 119.2467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ojai, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4492&lon=-119.2467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUQ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0477  76/3/13    OJAI,CA             NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 521
        TIME - 1145                    N5414K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSAMOND,CA                 SANTA PAULA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOLTS FAILED IN GEARED NOSE SECTION,CAUSED FREE WHEELING OF PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5414K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5414K), registered now, S/N NAV-4-2314B, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-b) (registry code 6150112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760313005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760313005919A), Mar 13, 1976: Navion NAVIONB, Ojai, CA, Substantial damage. Bolts failed in geared nose section,caused free wheeling of prop.

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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