# NTSB NYC67D0179: Navion A, N91140, Blairsville, PA, June 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1966
- Place: Blairsville, PA · BLAIRSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.4325° N, 79.2599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4325&lon=-79.2599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0179

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2036  66/6/30    BLAIRSVILLE PA      NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 173
        TIME - 1900                    N91140              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91140](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91140), registered now, S/N NAV-4-33, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N91140 (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC68F0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0107), Aug 5, 1967: Navion A (N91140), Warwick, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0528), Feb 3, 1967: Navion A (N91140), Schenectady, NY, substantial damage

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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