UNK64X3558

NTSB accident investigation · Ryan Navion · El Paso, TX · August 23, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1964
Place
El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N3366GRyan Navion
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181891

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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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3-2603  64/8/23    EL PASO TEX         RYAN NAVION         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 6500
        TIME - 0830                    N3366G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT PULLED PROP THROUGH WITH IGNITION SWITCH ON, AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED

Aircraft

Registration
N3366G
Reported as
Ryan Navion
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
El Paso Int

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.