# NTSB UNK65X0944: Navion G, N2429T, Lake Placid, NY, December 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1964
- Place: Lake Placid, NY · LAKE PLACID, NY
- Location: 44.2842° N, 73.9864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2842&lon=-73.9864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0944
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0944

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3622   64/12/7   LAKE PLACID NY      NAVION G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 3334
        TIME - 1230                    N2429T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE PLACID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DEEP SNOW ON RUNWAY CAUSED NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2429T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2429T-2000-02-10), registration cancelled 2000-02-10, S/N NAV-4-2429 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION G
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION G](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (registry code 6150120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Placid

## Other investigations on N2429T (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 LAX97FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA334), Jul 23, 1997: Navion G (N2429T), Gabbs, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in his spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control. A contributing factor was his overconfidence…

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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