Rayan NAV-4 N4540K
2 May 1982 · Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1982 at about 16:30 local time, a Rayan NAV-4 registered N4540K, operated by Clyde Yohey, was involved in an accident near Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bloomsburg (N13)
- Coordinates
- 41.0009, -76.4506
- Aircraft
- Rayan NAV-4
- Registration
- N4540K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clyde Yohey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bloomsburg → Bloomsburg
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA085
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT SMELLED SMOKE AND OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE DROP TO 20 PSI. WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT BLOOMSBURG AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AWAY. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BURNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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