NYC71DHD35

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Vincentown, NJ · January 16, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 16, 1971
Place
Vincentown, NJ · VINCENTOWN, NJ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N91520Navion A
Status
Completed · report November 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159966

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0455  71/1/16    VINCENTOWN,NJ       NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 370
        TIME - 1830                    N91520              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED LION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMTER,SC                   VINCENTOWN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION

Aircraft

Registration
N91520
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Red Lion

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.