# NTSB NYC69D0271: Navion A, N8909H, Cooperstown, NY, November 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1968
- Place: Cooperstown, NY · COOPERSTOWN, NY
- Location: 42.6989° N, 74.9307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooperstown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6989&lon=-74.9307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0271
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0271

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4342  68/11/13   COOPERSTOWN,NY      NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N8909H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 47, 6022 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            46 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOPERSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MASTER CONTROL VALVE IMPROPERLY RIGGED. PREVENTED HYD PRESSURE TO GR DOWN LINES. 6 IN SNOW ON RNWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8909H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8909H), registered now, S/N NAV-4-909, built 1947 (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 O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cooperstown

## Other investigations on N8909H (1)

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 FTW79FPA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA10), Feb 20, 1979: Navion NAV-4 (N8909H), Milford, TX, 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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