- Date
- July 25, 1964
- Place
- Elk Grove, CA · ELK GROVE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4140KNavion
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182025
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2752 64/7/25 ELK GROVE CALIF NAVION CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1800 TIME - 1400 N4140K PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LEFT MAGNETO DRIVE DISK ASSEMBLIES FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4140K
- Reported as
- Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4140KRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2012 · Ryan NAVIONAirframe modelRyan NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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Other investigations on N4140K · 1
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