UNK64X2284

NTSB accident investigation · Navion NAV4 · Cashiers, NC · June 14, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1964
Place
Cashiers, NC · CASHIERS, NC
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5256KNavion NAV4
Status
Completed · report October 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183346

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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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3-1655  64/6/14    CASHIERS NC         NAVION NAV4         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N5256K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAPPHIRE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N5256K
Reported as
Navion NAV4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sapphire

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.