# NTSB UNK64X3272: Navion, N4045X, Memphis, TN, August 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1964
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3272

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2390   64/8/8    MEMPHIS TENN        NAVION              CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 900
        TIME - 1540                    N4045X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4045X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVION
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Memphis Municipal

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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