MIA73AM103

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Missing Aircraft · May 25, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 25, 1973
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5126KNavion A
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730525017329A
Case key
190639

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1156  73/5/25    MISSING AIRCRAFT    NAVION A            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 600
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5126K              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.MYERS,FLA                FREEPORT,GBI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJ INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5126K
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N5126K · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.