# NTSB MKC73DCD17: Navion A, N4801K, Creston, IA, August 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1972
- Place: Creston, IA · CRESTON, IA
- Location: 41.0603° N, 94.3647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creston, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0603&lon=-94.3647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3147  72/8/19    CRESTON,IOWA        NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 518
        TIME - 2130                    N4801K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,ILL                  CRESTON,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4801K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4801K-1978-02-23), registration cancelled 1978-02-23, S/N NAV41801 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Creston

## Other investigations on N4801K (2)

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 MKC78FCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD03), Oct 13, 1977: Ryan Navion (N4801K), Moulton, IA, destroyed
- [NTSB IAD70FID12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FID12), Mar 8, 1970: Navion E (N4801K), Clover, VA, substantial damage

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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