NYC67F0409

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Warwick, RI · December 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 15, 1966
Place
Warwick, RI · WARWICK, RI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N91454Navion A
Status
Completed · report March 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119885

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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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3-4078  66/12/15   WARWICK RI          NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 600
        TIME - 2236                    N91454              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T.F.GREEN STATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR EXTENSION RESTRICTION ROD FAILED ON PREVIOUS TAKEOFF ALLOWING GEAR TO JAM IN WHEEL WELL.

Aircraft

Registration
N91454
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
T.F.Green State

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.