UNK64X3456

NTSB accident investigation · Navion 205 · E St Louis, IL · August 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 18, 1964
Place
E St Louis, IL · E ST LOUIS, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4791KNavion 205
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184773

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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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3-2522  64/8/18    E ST LOUIS ILL      NAVION 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 469
        TIME - 1515                    N4791K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKESIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4791K
Reported as
Navion 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lakeside

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.