MKC79DER33

NTSB accident investigation · Navion H · St Cloud, MN · April 13, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1979
Place
St Cloud, MN · ST CLOUD, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2556TNavion H
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790413040579A
Case key
137127

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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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3-1281  79/4/13    ST CLOUD,MN         NAVION H            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N2556T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  37, 3635 TOTAL HOURS, 568
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST CLOUD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST CLOUD,MN                 ST PAUL,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N2556T
Reported as
Navion H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St Cloud Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.