# NTSB UNK64X4159: Navion, N85408, Tawas City, MI, September 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1964
- Place: Tawas City, MI · TAWAS CITY, MI
- Location: 44.2672° N, 83.5230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tawas City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2672&lon=-83.5230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3032  64/9/26    TAWAS CITY MICH     NAVION              CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 1700                    N85408              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N85408](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85408-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 7AC-4148, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION
- Registry model: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N85408 (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 ANC76DAH47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH47), Aug 20, 1976: Aeronca 7AC (N85408), Palmer, AK, 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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