Navion A N8553H
15 November 1980 · Yakima, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 November 1980 at about 15:47 local time, a Navion A registered N8553H was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Yakima, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yakima, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Navion A
- Registration
- N8553H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Seattle, Wa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3237
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 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
OVERFLEW ARPT ON ILS APCH & HIT MTN SLOPE. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH ADF & MARKER BEACON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Navion A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1980 | Navion A | Mooresville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1980 | Navion A | W Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1979 | Navion A | Crosby, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1979 | Navion A | Kent, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jun 1981 | Navion A | West Jordan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1979 | Navion A | Carthage, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |