MIA79FKJ47

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Theodore, AL · June 6, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1979
Place
Theodore, AL · THEODORE, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N4935KNavion A
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790606016209A
Case key
135374

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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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3-1894   79/6/6    THEODORE,AL         NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 3890
        TIME - 1420                    N4935K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IDLE HOUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THEODORE,AL                 THEODORE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE

Aircraft

Registration
N4935K
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Idle Hour

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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.