UNK64X3956

NTSB accident investigation · Navion NAV-A · Las Vegas, NV · September 13, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 13, 1964
Place
Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N4513KNavion NAV-A
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181770

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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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2-0748  64/9/13  NR.LAS VEGAS NEV      NAVION NAV-A        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2353                    N4513K              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 73, 6027 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N4513K
Reported as
Navion NAV-A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.