# NTSB MIA77FLD06: Navion A, N4915K, Geneva, FL, October 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1976
- Place: Geneva, FL · GENEVA, FL
- Location: 28.7366° N, 81.1162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneva, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7366&lon=-81.1162&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4045  76/10/21   GENEVA,FL           NAVION A            CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 4504
        TIME - 1745                    N4915K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TITUSVILLE,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRYSTALLINE PARTICLES FND IN CARB.ABRASIVE SCORING OF JOURNALS,BRGS,HYD LIFTERS,AND ALL PISTONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4915K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19761021039149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761021039149A), Oct 21, 1976: Navion NAVIONA, Geneva, FL, Substantial damage. Crystalline particles fnd in carb. Abrasive scoring of journals,brgs,hyd lifters,and all pistons.

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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