- Date
- December 23, 1965
- Place
- Cumblnd City, TN · CUMBLND CITY, TN
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4896KNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174235
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3671 65/12/23 CUMBLND CITY TENN NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 96 TOTAL TIME - 0904 N4896K PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NUMBER 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST AND INTAKE VALVES STUCK IN OPEN POSITION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4896K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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