Navion NAV-A N4904E
22 April 1992 · Monteverde, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 April 1992 at about 13:30 local time, a Navion NAV-A registered N4904E, operated by Harold J. Ainsley, was involved in an accident near Monteverde, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monteverde, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Navion NAV-A
- Registration
- N4904E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harold J. Ainsley
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winterhaven → Sanford
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA92FA112
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED A VFR FLIGHT AND ENCOUNTERED IMC CONDITIONS EN ROUTE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND CRASHED INTO A LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Navion NAV accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1979 | Navion NAV-B | Walkill, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1978 | Navion NAV A | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1977 | Navion NAV-A | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1967 | Navion NAV-A | S.francisco Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jan 1967 | Navion NAV A | Tahoe Valley, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1967 | Navion NAV-A | Maugansville, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150M | Stuart, Florida, United States | Flight Training International | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1992 | Burch ROTORWAY EXEC | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Ronald W.case | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-32-260 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | Perman, William | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-28-161 | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | ACS, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1992 | Cessna 172N | Orlando, Florida, United States | Flight Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Perry, Florida, United States | Comair Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |