# NTSB NYC68F0107: Navion A, N91140, Warwick, NY, August 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1967
- Place: Warwick, NY · WARWICK, NY
- Location: 41.2552° N, 74.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2552&lon=-74.3547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2628   67/8/5    WARWICK, NY         NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 175
        TIME - 1000                    N91140              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARWICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART
        REMARKS- NOSE STRUT CYL SUPPORT BRACKET FAILED, INSUFFICIENT STRENGH. REPLACEMENT TIME UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91140](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91140), registered now, S/N NAV-4-33, built 1951 (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: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warwick

## Other investigations on N91140 (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 NYC67F0528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0528), Feb 3, 1967: Navion A (N91140), Schenectady, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0179), Jun 30, 1966: Navion A (N91140), Blairsville, 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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