# NTSB MKC65D0029: Navion A, N4599K, Rock Valley, IA, February 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1965
- Place: Rock Valley, IA · ROCK VALLEY, IA
- Location: 43.2026° N, 96.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Valley, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2026&lon=-96.2890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0341  65/2/18  NR.ROCK VALLEY IOWA   NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 750
        TIME - 1715                    N4599K              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 428 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-IMPROPERLY SECURED OIL FILLER CAP.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4599K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4599K), registered now, S/N NAV-4-1599 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4599K (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC66F0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0015), Apr 1, 1965: Navion A (N4599K), Coon Rapids, MN, destroyed

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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