# NTSB UNK64X3903: Navion B, N5223K, State College, PA, September 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1964
- Place: State College, PA · STATE COLLEGE, PA
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3903
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3903

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2849  64/9/10    STATE COLLEGE PA    NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1220                    N5223K              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     43, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, 25
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5223K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5223K-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N NAV-4-2123B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-b) (registry code 6150112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N5223K (1)

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 CHI04LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA098), Apr 3, 2004: Navion B (N5223K), Joplin, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The posts, unsuitable terrain and signs were factors to the accident.

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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