# NTSB UNK65X1417: Navion A, N8895H, Taylor, TX, February 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1965
- Place: Taylor, TX · TAYLOR, TX
- Location: 30.5720° N, 97.4304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5720&lon=-97.4304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1417
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1417

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0257  65/2/13    TAYLOR TEX          NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1328
        TIME - 1530                    N8895H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8895H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8895H), registered now, S/N NAV-4-895, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Taylor

## Other investigations on N8895H (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 GAA17CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA023), Oct 5, 2016: North American Navion (N8895H), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing.

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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