Ryan NAVION N5244K

Summary

On 29 September 1986 at about 23:14 local time, a Ryan NAVION registered N5244K was involved in an accident near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 September 1986 at 23:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

40.7598, -80.3194

Aircraft

Ryan NAVION

Registration

N5244K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beaver Falls → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC86LA244

3 people were seriously injured.

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 PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS DURING CRUISE FLT AND CRASHED ABOUT ONE MILE NORTHEAST OF BEAVER FALLS, PA. POST ACCIDENT TESTING REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING POWER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THEREFORE, THE ENGINE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED DURING THE FLT WERE UNDETERMINED. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.