# NTSB MIA66F0266: Navion B, N8635H, Golden, MS, September 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1965
- Place: Golden, MS · GOLDEN, MS
- Location: 34.4866° N, 88.1863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4866&lon=-88.1863&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0266
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0266

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2823  65/9/24    GOLDEN MISS         NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 250
        TIME - 1630                    N8635H              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PITCH CONTROL ACTIVATING DIAPHRAM FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8635H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8635H-2010-09-01), registration cancelled 2010-09-01, S/N NAV-4-600, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [North American NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (registry code 6150132) (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

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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