NYC67A0169

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Manville, NJ · May 28, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 28, 1967
Place
Manville, NJ · MANVILLE, NJ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N322EGNavion A
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116818

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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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2-0310  67/5/28    MANVILLE NJ         NAVION A            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1519
        TIME - 1715                    N322EG              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 696 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUPPER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LEFT WING INITIALLY SEPARATED IN FLIGHT,THEN THE EMPENNAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N322EG
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kupper

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.