# NTSB MKC69A0030: Navion A, N91684, St.John, KS, November 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1968
- Place: St.John, KS · ST.JOHN, KS
- Location: 38.0000° N, 98.7611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. John, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0000&lon=-98.7611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69A0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4623   68/11/8   ST.JOHN,KANS        NAVION A            CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1441
        TIME - 1624                    N91684              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PORTION OF RT WING FROM FUEL TANK FILLER OUTBOARD SEPARATED. NO DG OR ATTITUDE INDICATOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91684](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91684-2012-04-06), registration cancelled 2012-04-06, S/N NAV-4-172, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (registry code 6150132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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