NYC73DNA19

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Providence, RI · September 4, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 4, 1972
Place
Providence, RI · PROVIDENCE, RI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N91698Navion A
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168345

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3367   72/9/4    PROVIDENCE,RI       NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2500
        TIME - 0815                    N91698              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T.F.GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDGARTOWN,MASS              PROVIDENCE,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N91698
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
T.F.Green

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.