Navion E N4801K
8 March 1970 · Clover, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1970 at about 09:36 local time, a Navion E registered N4801K, operated by Clark H Thomas, was involved in an accident during in flight near Clover, Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clover, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clover
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Navion E
- Registration
- N4801K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clark H Thomas
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Warrenton, Va → Hamlet, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1090
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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
HARTZELL HC 12 X 20-7 PROP BEARING A-38 NOT GREASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AD 65-21-4, PARA B.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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