# NTSB NYC79FFA16: Navion NAV-B, N5381K, Walkill, NY, April 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1979
- Place: Walkill, NY · WALKILL, NY
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0787   79/4/8    WALKILL,NY          NAVION NAV-B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1050
        TIME - 1200                    N5381K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 825 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOBELT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAMAPO VALLEY,NY            RAMAPO VALLEY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH VIADUCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5381K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5381K-1980-09-15), registration cancelled 1980-09-15, S/N NAV42281B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAV-B
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (registry code 6150170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kobelt

## 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 19790408007959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408007959A), Apr 8, 1979: Tmpson NAVIONB, Wallkill, NY, Destroyed. Pilot claimed engine failure. No reason for engine failure could be found.

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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