# NTSB MIA69F0330: Twin Navion D-16A, N717F, Cookeville, TN, January 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1969
- Place: Cookeville, TN · COOKEVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1628° N, 85.5016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cookeville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1628&lon=-85.5016&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0330
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0330

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1722  69/1/31    COOKEVILLE,TENN     TWIN NAVION D-16A   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 312
        TIME - 1605                    N717F               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUTNAM COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N717F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717F-2019-02-01), registration cancelled 2019-02-01, S/N TTN-76, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TWIN NAVION D-16A
- Registry model: [Temco D-16A](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16a) (registry code 9230604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (registry code 41510, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Putnam County

## Other investigations on N717F (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 MIA66D0488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0488), Mar 16, 1966: Temco D-16A (N717F), Jackson, MS, 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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