- Date
- February 25, 1979
- Place
- New Cumberland, PA · NEW CUMBERLAND, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N91701Navion A
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790225003599A
- Case key
- 137349
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0411 79/2/25 NEW CUMBERLAND,PA NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2736 TIME - 1338 N91701 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2451 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE WALES,FL POTTSTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91701
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capital City
N91701Registered now · Navion NAVION AAirframe modelNavion NAVION AEngine modelContinental E225 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N91701 · 1
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