- Date
- September 24, 1966
- Place
- Morgan Hill, CA · MORGAN HILL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N91537Navion A
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120831
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3292 66/9/24 MORGAN HILL CALIF NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2500 TIME - 0843 N91537 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGAN HILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP SHAFT SEAL DEFECTIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91537
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morgan Hill
N91537Registration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E225 series
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