UNK64X3913

NTSB accident investigation · Navion · Bend, OR · September 11, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 11, 1964
Place
Bend, OR · BEND, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N8838HNavion
Status
Completed · report November 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182138

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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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3-2855  64/9/11    BEND OREG           NAVION              CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N8838H              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      AGE 38, 3600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N8838H
Reported as
Navion
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bend

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.