- Date
- September 29, 1986, 19:14 local (23:14 UTC)
- Place
- Beaver Falls, PA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5244KRyan Navion
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860929047719A
- Case key
- 30428
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that the acft experienced engine problems during cruise flt and crashed about one mile northeast of Beaver Falls, PA. Post accident testing revealed that the engine was capable of developing power in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. Therefore, the engine problems experienced during the flt were undetermined. The plt did not file an accident report. The plts flt time was not available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5244K
- Reported as
- Ryan Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2144B
- Airframe hours
- 320
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-435, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael P. Kearney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Beaver Falls, PA
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
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.