Navion A N340H

Summary

On 21 February 1986 at about 20:32 local time, a Navion A registered N340H was involved in an accident near White Salmon, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 February 1986 at 20:32

Classification

Accident

Location

White Salmon, Washington, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Navion A

Registration

N340H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stayton → Omak

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA86LA063

Nobody was 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

DURING IFR CRUISE, A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. THE PILOT COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR POWER LOSS BUT WHEN HE REACHED DOWN TO SWITCH THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENTERED INTO A NOSE DOWN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE, DESCENDING AT THE RATE OF 2,500 FEET PER MINUTE. DURING RECOVERY, THE AIRCRAFT BROKE OUT OF CLOUDS AT 1200 FEET AGL. DURING ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A CURVING ROAD, THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO AVOID POWER LINES. A HARD LANDING RESULTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LOOSE CARBURETOR HEAT HOUSING CLAMP, RESTRICTING TRAVEL OF THE CARB HEAT CONTROL AND THAT AUTOMOTIVE/MIXED FUEL WAS BEING USED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.