Navion A N4208A
4 August 1969 · Savannah, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1969 at about 00:45 local time, a Navion A registered N4208A, operated by Fort Eustis AE, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Savannah, Georgia, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Savannah, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Savannah Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Navion A
- Registration
- N4208A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fort Eustis AE
- Operating rule
- Flying Club (Military)
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Ft.eustis, Va.
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3429
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT INADVERTENTLY LOWERED FULL FLAPS JUST AFTER ROTATION. SETTLED IN TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Navion A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1969 | Navion A | Page, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Mar 1969 | Navion A | Owosso, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1969 | Navion A | Medicine Bow, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1969 | Navion A | Butler, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1969 | Navion A | Kendall, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1969 | Navion A | Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |