Ryan-Navion NAV 4 N4468K
28 May 1983 · Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1983 at about 14:33 local time, a Ryan-Navion NAV 4 registered N4468K was involved in an accident near Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cottage Grove
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ryan-Navion NAV 4
- Registration
- N4468K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cottage Grove → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83FYK03
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A HAY FIELD AND COLLAPED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT AT 500 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB. DURING AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION THERE WAS NO FUEL VISIBLE IN THE RT WING TANK. THE LEFT WING TANK HAS NOFILLER ACCESS BUT IS CONNECTED TO THE RT TANK BY A 2 INCH CONNECTING HOSE WITH A HALF GALLON HEADER TANK BETWEEN THEM. THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE WING TIP TANKS. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON MAIN TANKS. THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE FUEL LINES TO THECARBURETOR. THERE WAS ABOUT 1 OUNCE OF FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR. THE MECHANICS WHO REMOVED THE ACFT SAID THEY FOUND A TOTAL OF ABOUT 4 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ryan-Navion NAV-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 1984 | Ryan-Navion NAV-4-1908 | Milpitas, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1983 | Cessna P210N | Burns, Oregon, United States | AAR Western Skyways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1983 | Piper PA18-A | Rome, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Piper PA28RT-201T | Gov't Camp, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Garlick UH-1B/204 | Fossil, Oregon, United States | Cliff Richie | Minor injuries | - |