# NTSB UNK64X3969: Navion, N8718H, Honesdale, PA, September 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1964
- Place: Honesdale, PA · HONESDALE, PA
- Location: 41.5757° N, 75.2508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honesdale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5757&lon=-75.2508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3969
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3969

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2892  64/9/13    HONESDALE PA        NAVION              CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N8718H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONESDALE
        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: [N8718H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8718H-1969-12-19), registration cancelled 1969-12-19, S/N NAV-4-718 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Honesdale

## Other investigations on N8718H (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 CHI69F0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0028), Jun 9, 1968: Navion A (N8718H), Fountain Run, KY, destroyed

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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