- Date
- April 2, 1975
- Place
- Huntingdon Twp, PA · HUNTINGDON TWP, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4539KNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750402007389A
- Case key
- 148204
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0750 75/4/2 HUNTINGDON TWP,PA NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 311 TIME - 1650 N4539K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSTRANER,PA MONROEVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FITTD WITH IMPROPER O-RINGS WHICH PERMITTD AIR INTO FUEL SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4539K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4539KRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Ryan NAVIONAirframe modelRyan NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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