# NTSB NYC79FGT08: N.American NAVI0N, N8704H, Chambersburg, PA, January 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1979
- Place: Chambersburg, PA · CHAMBERSBURG, PA
- Location: 39.9314° N, 77.6556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chambersburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9314&lon=-77.6556&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGT08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0203   79/1/3    CHAMBERSBURG,PA     N.AMERICAN NAVI0N   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 450
        TIME - 1230                    N8704H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 312 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMBERSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEWOOD,NJ                 CHAMBERSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- HARTZELL PROPELLER MODEL HC12-207D BEARING PART NR A38B FAILED. PROPELLER WENT TO HIGH PITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8704H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8704H-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N NAV-4-704, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN NAVI0N
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (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: Chambersburg

## 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 19790103000179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000179A), Jan 3, 1979: Tmpson NAVION/, Chambersburg, PA, Substantial damage. Acft had been out of service over 6 yrs. AD 65-21-04 had not been complied with prior to this flight

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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