# NTSB NYC67F0409: Navion A, N91454, Warwick, RI, December 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1966
- Place: Warwick, RI · WARWICK, RI
- Location: 41.7001° N, 71.4162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7001&lon=-71.4162&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0409
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0409

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91454-2010-01-20), registration cancelled 2010-01-20, S/N NAV-4-99, built 1946 (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: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: T.F.Green State

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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