Navion L-17A N5419V
3 December 1972 · Atwater, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1972 at about 17:20 local time, a Navion L-17A registered N5419V, operated by Sharpe Army de, was involved in an accident during in flight near Atwater, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atwater, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Navion L-17A
- Registration
- N5419V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sharpe Army de
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Santa Ana, Calif → Stockton, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3827
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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
TANKS EMPTY.CRASHED IN ORCHARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1968 | Navion L-17A | Edgewood, Maryland, United States | APG Flying CLU | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1967 | Navion L-17A | Ketchum, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1966 | Navion L-17A | Richmond Ind, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1965 | Navion L-17A | Potomac Md, Maryland, United States | HQ Usaf Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1965 | Navion L-17A | Palo Alto Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1990 | Navion L-17A | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Riley, Ronald E. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |