North American NAVION N4007K
31 May 1987 · Defuniak Spring, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1987 at about 17:55 local time, a North American NAVION registered N4007K was involved in an accident near Defuniak Spring, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Defuniak Spring, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.8503, -86.1996
- 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
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA167
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APRX 500 FT, THE ENG LOST POWER. HE THEN TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE IT. UNABLE, HE THEN ELECTED TO LAND THE ACFT, DURING WHICH, IT COLLIDED WITH TREES, FELL TO THE GROUND & CAME TO REST. INSP OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE FUEL TANKS CONTAINED APRX 40 GALLONS OF FUEL, OF WHICH 30 WAS AUTOMOTIVE FUEL. ACCORDING TO PUBLISHED FAA INFORMATION THE USE OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL MAY CAUSE VAPOR LOCK. POST CRASH RUN-UP OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American NAVION accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | North American NAVION | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1985 | North American NAVION | Cooper City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-34-200 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Mar 1987 | Aero Mirage TC-2 | Williston, Florida, United States | Kenneth Wheeler | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 1987 | Eagle C-7 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Bellanca 7GCBG | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florida City, Florida, United States | American Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |