# NTSB UNK64X2443: Navion G1, N2459T, Needles, CA, June 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1964
- Place: Needles, CA · NEEDLES, CA
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2443
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2443

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1784  64/6/23    NEEDLES CALIF       NAVION G1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 450
        TIME - 1720                    N2459T              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEEDLES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2459T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2459T), registered now, S/N NAV-4-2459, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION G1
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION G](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (registry code 6150120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Needles

## Other investigations on N2459T (2)

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 NYC84LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA063), Dec 30, 1983: Navion G (N2459T), Spring Valley, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70DVW06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVW06), Mar 19, 1970: Navion G (N2459T), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage

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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