# NTSB NYC73FHD08: Navion A, N678E, Philadelphia, PA, August 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1972
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0837   72/8/5    PHILADELPHIA,PA     NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2972
        TIME - 1743                    N678E               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1910 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N.PHILADELPHIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEAN CITY,NJ               PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR DID NOT EXTND FULLY WITH LINKS OVR CENTER.PLT RECYCLED GR ABT 10 TIMES UN GREEN LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N678E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678E), registered now, S/N NAV-4-471, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (registry code 6150132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: N.Philadelphia

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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