# NTSB MKC74FCA06: Navion A, N8798H, St Charles, MO, September 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: St Charles, MO · ST CHARLES, MO
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA06-136699

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3014   74/9/1    ST CHARLES,MO       NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 202
        TIME - 1330                    N8798H              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMARTT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST CHARLES,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- THREE SEGMENTS OF CARB AIR FLOW STRAIGHTENER UNATTACHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8798H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8798H), registered now, S/N NAV-4-798, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smartt

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740901028859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901028859A), Sep 1, 1974: Navion NAVION*, St Charles, MO, Substantial damage. Three segments of carb air flow straightener unattached.

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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