# NTSB MKC76FCA23: Navion B, N8505H, Defiance, MO, April 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1976
- Place: Defiance, MO · DEFIANCE, MO
- Location: 38.6328° N, 90.7846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Defiance, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6328&lon=-90.7846&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0813  76/4/19    DEFIANCE,MO         NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 551
        TIME - 1935                    N8505H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 453 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT OF ST LOUI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IN               DEFIANCE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                       40
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FSS ADZD MRGL VFR CONDS FCSTD.CONTD VFR-ON-TOP.TOLD ATC INST QUALIFIED,MADE ILS APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8505H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8505H-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N NAV-4-202, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spirit Of St Loui

## 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 19760419009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760419009879A), Apr 19, 1976: Navion NAVION*, Defiance, MO, Substantial damage. Fss adzd mrgl VFR conds fcstd. Contd vfr-on-top. Told ATC inst qualified,made ILS apch.

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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