# NTSB UNK64X2033: Navion NAV4, N4582K, Placentia, CA, May 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1964
- Place: Placentia, CA · PLACENTIA, CA
- Location: 33.8812° N, 117.8548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placentia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8812&lon=-117.8548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1481  64/5/30    PLACENTIA,CALIF     NAVION NAV4         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2500
        TIME - 1320                    N4582K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4582K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4582K-1974-03-08), registration cancelled 1974-03-08, S/N NAV-4-1582, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAV4
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4582K (1)

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 OAK74AP027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP027), Dec 31, 1973: Navion A (N4582K), Firebaugh, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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