Navion A N142W
4 September 1968 · Alto, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 September 1968 at about 12:15 local time, a Navion A registered N142W was involved in an accident during in flight near Alto, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alto, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Navion A
- Registration
- N142W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3597
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 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
PLT FLEW INTO KNOWN TSTM AREA.RT WG AND AFT FUSELAGE FAILED.PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Navion A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1968 | Navion A | Sweet Home, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Jan 1968 | Navion A | Lusby, Maryland, United States | Park Hall Flyi | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1968 | Navion A | Culpeper, Virginia, United States | Ft.monmouth AR | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1968 | Navion A | Yucaipa, California, United States | Stereo HI FI C | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Navion A | Tuxedo Park, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1968 | Navion A | Cooperstown, New York, United States | Otsego Aviatio | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |