MKC70F0292

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Butler, MO · September 21, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1969
Place
Butler, MO · BUTLER, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4150KNavion A
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154203

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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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3-4717  69/9/21    BUTLER,MO           NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 4765
        TIME - 1630                    N4150K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 860 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERAL,KANS                SPRINGFIELD,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 CYL EXHAUST VALVE FAILED. HIGH TIME ENG. LND IN PASTURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4150K
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.