- Date
- June 8, 1970
- Place
- Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4492KRyan Navion
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2449 70/6/8 NAPLES,FLA RYAN NAVION CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 5000 TIME - 1910 N4492K PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPLES,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL VAPOR VENT LINE-FLEX LINE NUT TO COUPLING LOOSE.PLT ATMTD STOP ACFT BFR CANAL,RETRACTED GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4492K
- Reported as
- Ryan Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4492KRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2012 · Ryan NAVIONAirframe modelRyan NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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Other investigations on N4492K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.