# NTSB NYC82FHA10: Navion G, N2476T, Doylestown, PA, September 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: September 28, 1982, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Coordinates: 40.310455, -75.119606 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3105&lon=-75.1196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHA10
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70503/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHA10

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear retraction - not possible, pilot in command
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

AT APPROXIMATELY 75-100 FT THE ENG QUIT. THE ACFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP & SLID OFF THE END OF THE RWY APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FT. THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED TAKING OFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE EMPTY LEFT TIP TANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2476T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2476T-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N NAV-4-2476, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION G
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION G](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (registry code 6150120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: NAV42476
- Airframe hours: 2128
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-H 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Eugene E. Curran
- Registered owner: Eugene E. Curran
- Departed: DOYLESTOWN, PA
- Destination: DOYLESTOWN, PA
- Airport: Doylestown, runway 23, 2,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 382 total, 382 in this make and model, 340 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- 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 19820928051039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820928051039A), Sep 28, 1982: Navion NAVIONG, Doylestown, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot made takeoff with fuel selector on nearly empty tank. Engine quit and aircraft crash landed.

## Other investigations on N2476T (1)

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.

- [NTSB DIA67F0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0047), Feb 12, 1967: Navion G (N2476T), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage

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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