North American NAVION N4007K
5 October 1985 · Tallahassee, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 October 1985 at about 18:22 local time, a North American NAVION registered N4007K was involved in an accident near Tallahassee, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tallahassee, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tallahassee (TLH)
- Coordinates
- 30.4505, -84.3495
- Aircraft
- North American NAVION
- Registration
- N4007K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Quincy → Tallahassee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA86LA006
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
THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE DOING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT QUINCY, FL, THE LEFT MAIN STRUT FELL OFF THE ACFT. HE THEN RETURNED TO TALLAHASSEE AND MADE AN INTENTIONAL GEAR-UP LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSOR ASS'Y REVEALED THAT IT FAILED DUE TO OVERLOAD CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American NAVION accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1985 | North American NAVION | Cooper City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1984 | North American NAVION | Atigun Pass, Alaska, United States | Horace Drury | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1986 | North American NAVION A | Springtown, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 1986 | North American NAVION A | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1987 | North American NAVION | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States | Richard B. Olwin | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1987 | North American NAVION | Chillicothe, Missouri, United States | Gondringer & Barnett Quarries | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1985 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Rockledge, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Feb 1985 | Cessna 210 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Horseshoe Beach, Florida, United States | TED N. Denny | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | Thomas E. Daniels | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Mar 1985 | Piper J3C-85 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Aronson FALCO F8L | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |