# NTSB UNK64X3688: Navion A, N5126K, Cooperstown, NY, August 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1964
- Place: Cooperstown, NY · COOPERSTOWN, NY
- Location: 42.6989° N, 74.9307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooperstown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6989&lon=-74.9307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3688
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3688

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2698  64/8/30    COOPERSTOWN NY      NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 500
        TIME - 0930                    N5126K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOPERSTOWN-WSTVL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5126K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5126K-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N NAV-4-2026, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162) (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
- Airport: Cooperstown-Wstvl

## Other investigations on N5126K (2)

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 MIA73AM103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM103), May 25, 1973: Navion A (N5126K), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI67F0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0086), Jun 29, 1966: Navion A (N5126K), Goshen, IN, 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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