Navion B N61Y
20 July 1974 · Blue Island, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1974 at about 06:00 local time, a Navion B registered N61Y was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Blue Island, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blue Island, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Howell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Navion B
- Registration
- N61Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Chattanooga, Tenn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-3422
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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
ACFT ABT 356 LB OVR G/W.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Navion B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 1974 | Navion B | Valencia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1974 | Navion B | Bowie, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Aug 1974 | Navion B | Stevenson, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Nov 1973 | Navion B | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Dec 1975 | Navion B | Cross City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 6 Oct 1973 | Navion B | Red Bluff, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |