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Ryan NAVION N4527K

4 August 1978 · Wilmington, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 4 August 1978 at about 06:50 local time, a Ryan NAVION registered N4527K was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 06:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Ryan NAVION
Registration
N4527K
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2027

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 1 3

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

LDG ON RD.DRIFTING R, COMPENSATED WITH RUDDER, T/DOFF R SIDE OF ROAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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6 Feb 1980 Ryan NAVION
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no coordinates
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2 Mar 1980 Ryan NAVION
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no coordinates
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4 May 1980 Ryan NAVION
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no coordinates
- No injuries -

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