# NTSB MIA67D0288: Navion A, N8618H, Lake Wales, FL, October 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1966
- Place: Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0288

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3546  66/10/30   LAKE WALES FLA      NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 220
        TIME - 1115                    N8618H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALET SUZANNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PILOT DISTRACTED BY LANDING AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8618H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8618H), registered now, S/N NAV-4-583, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225-4](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-4) (registry code 17162, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne

## Other investigations on N8618H (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA26LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA198), May 1, 2026: North American Navion (N8618H), New Salem, MA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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