Navion H N2507T

Summary

On 27 November 1986 at about 23:00 local time, a Navion H registered N2507T was involved in an accident near Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 November 1986 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Navion H

Registration

N2507T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St.petersburg → Boca Raton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA87LA039

1 person was 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 PLT STATED THAT WHILE EN ROUTE TO BOCA RATON, FL, HE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE NEAR LABELLE, FL. HE CONTINUED INBOUND BUT WHEN IN THE BOCA RATON AREA, ENCOUNTERED OTHER TRAFFIC AND BECAUSE OF THE CONGESTION DECIDED TO FLY NORTH ALONG THE COAST BUT ENCOUNTERED MORE TRAFFIC IN THE WEST PALM BEACH AND STUART AREA. STILL HEADING NORTHBOUND HE TRIED SWITCH TANKS TO TRANSFER FUEL. THE ENGINE QUIT AND WOULD NOT RESTART BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER TO RUN THE BOOST PUMP, SO HE DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE INDIAN RIVER NEAR FT. PIERCE, FL. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR WAS INOPERATIVE WHICH RESULTED IN THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE EXPERIENCED BY THE PLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.