- Date
- January 23, 1978
- Place
- Crystal River, FL · CRYSTAL RIVER, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5312KNavion B
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780123001759A
- Case key
- 143678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0190 78/1/23 NR.CRYSTAL RIVER,FL NAVION B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2939 TIME - 1538 N5312K PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRYSTAL RIVER,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SEL FOUND ON L TIP TANK POSITION. PLACARD STATES AUX TANKS NOT TO BE USED FOR TKOF OR LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5312K
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Crystal River
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5312K · 1
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