# NTSB NYC67A0169: Navion A, N322EG, Manville, NJ, May 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1967
- Place: Manville, NJ · MANVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.5413° N, 74.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5413&lon=-74.5893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0169
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0169

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N322EG-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N NAV41953, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kupper

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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