Navion A N4491K
3 October 1976 · St. James, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1976 at about 15:30 local time, a Navion A registered N4491K was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near St. James, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. James, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beaver Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Navion A
- Registration
- N4491K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Detroit, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3925
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
OVERSHOT APCH, GR DOWN DRG GO-AROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1976 | Navion A | Geneva, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1976 | Navion A | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1976 | Navion A | Snoqulmie Pass, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Nov 1977 | Navion A | Greasewood, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1975 | Navion A | Carefree, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1975 | Navion A | Mansfield, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |