# NTSB OAK65F0077: Navion L-17A, N8562H, Palo Alto, CA, April 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1965
- Place: Palo Alto, CA · PALO ALTO , CA
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65F0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1106  65/4/12    PALO ALTO CALIF     NAVION L-17A        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1354
        TIME - 1600                    N8562H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALO ALTO MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8562H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8562H-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N NAV-4-614, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION L-17A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palo Alto Mun

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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