# NTSB UNK64X3014: Navion, N4140K, Elk Grove, CA, July 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1964
- Place: Elk Grove, CA · ELK GROVE, CA
- Location: 38.4088° N, 121.3716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Grove, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4088&lon=-121.3716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3014

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4140K-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N NAV-4-1140, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4140K (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 LAX78DUJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ14), Nov 27, 1977: Navion A (N4140K), Greasewood, AZ, 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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