# NTSB OAK70DVW06: Navion G, N2459T, Lone Pine, CA, March 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1970
- Place: Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
- Location: 36.5744° N, 118.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lone Pine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5744&lon=-118.0806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVW06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVW06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1395  70/3/19    LONE PINE,CALIF     NAVION G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 565
        TIME - 0955                    N2459T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONE PINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              MAMMOTH LAKES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- INFLT LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2459T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2459T), registered now, S/N NAV-4-2459, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION G
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION G](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (registry code 6150120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lone Pine

## Other investigations on N2459T (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 NYC84LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA063), Dec 30, 1983: Navion G (N2459T), Spring Valley, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2443), Jun 23, 1964: Navion G1 (N2459T), Needles, 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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