Ryan NAVION N4403K
10 December 2005 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 December 2005 at about 18:20 local time, a Ryan NAVION registered N4403K was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whiteman (WHP)
- Coordinates
- 34.2594, -118.4133
- Aircraft
- Ryan NAVION
- Registration
- N4403K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Los Angeles → Los Angeles
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX06CA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a parked vehicle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane's left wingtip struck a parked car while taxiing to its hangar after a flight. The accident occurred in the non-movement area of the airport. The car was stopped on the side of a taxi lane as the first two airplanes passed by it. As the third airplane (accident airplane) passed by it, the left wingtip struck the windshield. The accident pilot indicated that he was not able to judge the distance between the airplane's wingtip and the car due to sun glare from the car's windshield. The airport manager indicated that the car was as far to the side as possible and not encroaching on the taxiway, and that there was about 300 feet of space for the airplane to safely pass the car. The driver of the car reported that he was using a taxi lane commonly used for vehicle traffic and his car was stopped while all three airplanes were taxiing. The first two passed with no problems, and then the third airplane's wingtip struck his windshield.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ryan NAVION accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2005 | Ryan NAVION G | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2006 | Ryan NAVION B | Riverside, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Ryan NAVION | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2007 | Ryan NAVION A | Los Banos, California, United States | Grant H. Lindeman | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jan 2007 | Ryan NAVION | Marco Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2007 | Ryan NAVION | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2005 | Robinson R44 | Lucerne Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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