- Date
- May 8, 1971
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N91426Navion A
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161162
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0148 71/5/8 MINNEAPOLIS,MINN NAVION A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1320 TIME - 1842 N91426 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- OIL FILLER CAP MISSING.OIL ON WINDSHIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91426
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crystal
N91426Registration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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.