# NTSB NYC67D0397: Navion G, N2443T, West Chester, PA, November 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1966
- Place: West Chester, PA · WEST CHESTER, PA
- Location: 39.9599° N, 75.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9599&lon=-75.6054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0397

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3811  66/11/29   WEST CHESTER PA     NAVION G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 538
        TIME - 1705                    N2443T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST CHESTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT DELAYED LANDING UNTIL AFTER DARK THEN LANDED ON SOFT AREA ADJ.TO RNY.ARPT UNLIGHTED,UNATTENDED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2443T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2443T), registered now, S/N NAV-4-2443, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION G
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION G](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (registry code 6150120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-c) (registry code 17251, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Chester

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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