# NTSB NYC68D0070: Navion B, N5259K, Elysburg, PA, July 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1967
- Place: Elysburg, PA · ELYSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.8680° N, 76.5492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8680&lon=-76.5492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2521  67/7/23    ELYSBURG,PA         NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 509
        TIME - 2045                    N5259K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAMOKIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY LIGHTNING FLASH JUST PRIOR TO LANDING FLARE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5259K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5259K-1971-12-16), registration cancelled 1971-12-16, S/N NAV-4-2159B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (registry code 6150170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shamokin

## Other investigations on N5259K (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 NYC72AN047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN047), Oct 4, 1971: Navion B (N5259K), Hazleton, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC66D0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0229), Aug 31, 1965: Navion B (N5259K), Elysburg, PA, 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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