# NTSB MIA76DKH03: Navion L17B, N9509Z, Kennesaw, GA, September 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1976
- Place: Kennesaw, GA · KENNESAW, GA
- Location: 34.0312° N, 84.6213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennesaw, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0312&lon=-84.6213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKH03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKH03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2517   76/9/1  NR.KENNESAW,GA        NAVION L17B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N9509Z              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNESAW,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HVY COATING WHITE SUBSTANCE ON FUEL INLET SCREEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9509Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9509Z), registered now, S/N NAV-4-1664 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION L17B
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION L-17B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-l-17b) (registry code 6150166) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760901028589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901028589A), Sep 1, 1976: Navion L17B, Kennesaw, GA, Substantial damage. Hvy coating white substance on fuel inlet screen.

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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