UNK64X2772

NTSB accident investigation · Navion B · Pahrump, NV · July 12, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1964
Place
Pahrump, NV · PAHRUMP, NV
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5390KNavion B
Status
Completed · report October 13, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183018

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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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3-2045  64/7/12    PAHRUMP NEV         NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 14000
        TIME - 1310                    N5390K              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 7000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5390K
Reported as
Navion B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.