UNK64X0836

NTSB accident investigation · Navion NAV4 · Concord, CA · March 7, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 7, 1964
Place
Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4305KNavion NAV4
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185422

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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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3-0607   64/3/7    CONCORD CALIF       NAVION NAV4         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3800
        TIME - 1255                    N4305K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1202 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N4305K
Reported as
Navion NAV4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buchanan Field

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.