# NTSB OAK70A0012: Navion B, N5255K, Ash Meadows, NV, August 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1969
- Place: Ash Meadows, NV · ASH MEADOWS, NV
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70A0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70A0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2476  69/8/21    ASH MEADOWS,NEV     NAVION B            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0337                    N5255K              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASH MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               ASH MEADOWS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SPARSE LTG IN AREA. PLT AND PX BOTH HAD BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS OF 0.22 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5255K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5255K-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N NAV-4-2155B, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (registry code 6150170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ash Meadows

## Other investigations on N5255K (2)

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 DEN66D0261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0261), Mar 14, 1966: Navion B (N5255K), Parker, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4066), Sep 20, 1964: Navion B (N5255K), Santa Paula, CA, 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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