- Date
- November 23, 1979
- Place
- Kent, WA · KENT, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4804KNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791123041509A
- Case key
- 133294
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3544 79/11/23 NR.KENT,WA NAVION A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1334 N4804K PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 43, 3967 TOTAL HOURS, 0 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN,WA SEATTLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FOUND LOOSE B-NUT ON FUEL PRES RELIEF VLV NR EXT FIRE DMG.FOUND DISCONNECTED ANT LEAD NR B-NUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4804K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Auburn Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.