SEA71FYE32

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Silverdale, WA · May 27, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 27, 1971
Place
Silverdale, WA · SILVERDALE, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8592HNavion A
Status
Completed · report January 20, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161437

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1722  71/5/27    SILVERDALE,WASH     NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 234
        TIME - 1030                    N8592H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APEX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVERDALE,WASH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 5 CYLINDERS CRACKED FROM VALVE SEAT TO SPARK PLUG BOSS.

Aircraft

Registration
N8592H
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Apex

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.