# NTSB NYC82DA085: Rayan NAV-4, N4540K, Bloomsburg, PA, May 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 2, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Bloomsburg, PA
- Coordinates: 41.000949, -76.450614 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0009&lon=-76.4506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA085
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69986/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA085

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Fire, takeoff - initial climb
  - engine assembly - fire (cause)
- Forced landing, landing

## Analysis

AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT SMELLED SMOKE AND OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE DROP TO 20 PSI. WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT BLOOMSBURG AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AWAY. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4540K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4540K-1984-11-14), registration cancelled 1984-11-14, S/N NAV-4-1540, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYAN NAV-4
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1540
- Airframe hours: 4500
- Engines: CONTINENTAL E-225-4 205 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Clyde Yohey
- Registered owner: Clyde Yohey
- Departed: N13, BLOOMSBURG, PA
- Destination: N13, BLOOMSBURG, PA
- Airport: N13, Bloomsburg, runway 8, 2,800 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Temperature: 158 °F

## 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 19820502021219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502021219A), May 2, 1982: Navion NAVIONA, Bloomsburg, PA, Destroyed. Oil hose ruptured in flight. Pilot landed with smoke in cockpit. Aircraft burned after occupants evacuated.

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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