Ryan NAVION N4613K

Summary

On 16 October 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Ryan NAVION registered N4613K was involved in an accident near Ischua, New York, 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.

Date

16 October 1983 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ischua, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Olean Muni (OLE)

Coordinates

42.1590, -78.3798

Aircraft

Ryan NAVION

Registration

N4613K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84FFJ01

2 people were seriously injured.

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

THE ACFT HAD BEEN PARKED AT THE ARPT FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS FLT. DURING THAT TIME, THE ENG HAD BEEN OVERHAULED. BEFORE TAKING OFF ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLT, 37 GAL OF FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE CENTER TANK. ALSO, THE PLT WAS OBSERVED WORKING IN THE ENG AREA BEFORE TAKING OFF. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TURN TO A DOWNWIND LEG, THEN THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH & FINALLY QUIT RUNNING. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ACFT HIT AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE REACHING THE RWY. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES & COULD NOT REMEMBER DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED A LOOSE B-NUT ON A FLEX LINE TO THE FUEL STRAINER. THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE WAS BADLY DAMAGE. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENG DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A POWER LOSS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.