# NTSB MKC81DCJ09: Navion G, N91551, Bayard, NE, April 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1981
- Place: Bayard, NE · BAYARD, NE
- Location: 41.7572° N, 103.3230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayard, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7572&lon=-103.3230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126234
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0861  81/4/14    BAYARD,NE           NAVION G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 182
        TIME - 1807                    N91551              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,NE                  SCOTTSBLUFF,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- ZERO OIL PRESS. 5 PISTON COMP RING WORN,BROKEN.OIL SCREEN PACKED W CARBON.36HRS SINCE MAJOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91551](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91551-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N NAV-4-327, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION G
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19810414015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810414015959A), Apr 14, 1981: Navion NAVIONG, Bayard, NE, Destroyed. Engine lost oil pressure. Crash-landed in farm field. Found broken cylinder rings. Oil fouled plugs and mags.

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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