- Date
- August 16, 1964
- Place
- Thermol, CA · THERMOL, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4235KNavion B
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182490
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2511 64/8/16 THERMOL CALIF NAVION B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 238 TIME - 1740 N4235K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THERMOL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROPELLER PITCH CONTROL DIAPHRAM FAILED, OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4235K
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Thermol
N4235KRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2012 · Ryan NAVIONAirframe modelRyan NAVIONEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N4235K · 1
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