- Date
- November 27, 1977
- Place
- Greasewood, AZ · GREASEWOOD, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4140KNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771127036189A
- Case key
- 145580
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3498 77/11/27 NR.GREASEWOOD,AZ NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 430 TIME - 1640 N4140K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NUCLA,CO HOLBROOK,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FOREIGN MATTER CAUSED MALFUNCTION OF PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. LND BESIDE BUSY HIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4140K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4140KRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2012 · Ryan NAVIONAirframe modelRyan NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4140K · 1
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