# NTSB NYC75FGM19: Navion A, N4505K, Martinsburg, PA, November 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1974
- Place: Martinsburg, PA · MARTINSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.3109° N, 78.3243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3109&lon=-78.3243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FGM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3730  74/11/17   MARTINSBURG,PA      NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 259
        TIME - 1335                    N4505K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAIR COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIQUA,OHIO                  PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4505K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4505K), registered now, S/N NAV-4-1505, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104) (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: Blair County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741117039449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741117039449A), Nov 17, 1974: Navion NAVIONA, Martinsburg, PA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4505K (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 UNK65X0707](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0707), Nov 14, 1964: Navion A (N4505K), Jefferson, OH, 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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