Navion A N8975H
5 September 1971 · Smyrna, Delaware, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1971 at about 15:15 local time, a Navion A registered N8975H was involved in an accident during in flight near Smyrna, Delaware, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smyrna, Delaware, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Navion A
- Registration
- N8975H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ocean City, Md → Downington, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3602
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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
LANDED IN CORN FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1971 | Navion A | Boulder, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1971 | Navion A | Coshocton, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1971 | Navion A | Corldale, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1971 | Navion A | MacOn, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jun 1971 | Navion A | Calimesa, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 May 1971 | Navion A | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |