- Date
- May 26, 1968
- Place
- Greenwich, CT · GREENWICH, CT
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4918KNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109873
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2008 68/5/26 GREENWICH,CONN NAVION A CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, UNK/NR TIME - 2215 N4918K PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- APPROX 311 LBL OVERWT.3 PLUGS NO FIRE,7 NO FIRE UNDER PRESS.CYLS SCORED,RINGS STUCK.HOSES DTRIATED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4918K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Westchester
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