- Date
- October 16, 1983, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ischua, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4613KRyan Navion
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831016054569A
- Case key
- 35378
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft had been parked at the arpt for about 7 months prior to this flt. During that time, the eng had been overhauled. Before taking off on a maintenance test flt, 37 gal of fuel was added to the center tank. Also, the plt was observed working in the eng area before taking off. After takeoff, the acft was observed to turn to a downwind leg, then the eng began to run rough & finally quit running. During an emergency landing, the acft hit an embankment before reaching the rwy. Both occupants received head injuries & could not remember details of the accident. A post accident inspection revealed a loose b-nut on a flex line to the fuel strainer. The exterior of the engine was badly damage. A teardown of the eng did not reveal any discrepancies that would have resulted in a power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4613K
- Reported as
- Ryan Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NAV 4-1613
- Airframe hours
- 1,104
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-H, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frederick Enterprises, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 16, 1982 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- OLE · Olean Muni, runway 22, 4,700 × 100 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 299 total · 179 in this make and model · 197 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.