UNK65X0332

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Lancaster, KY · October 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 18, 1964
Place
Lancaster, KY · LANCASTER, KY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4000GNavion A
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186027

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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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3-3260  64/10/18   LANCASTER KY        NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1515                    N4000G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 597 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE                                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROPELLER OIL DIAPHRAM FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4000G
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.