Ryan NAVION B accident near Pacoima, CA
On September 26, 1997, a Ryan NAVION B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pacoima, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 26, 1997
- Place
- Pacoima, CA
- Aircraft
- Ryan NAVION B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.250°N, 118.409°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08874
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 25, 1997, at 1817 hours Pacific daylight time, a Ryan Navion-B N5241K, collided with two houses in Pacoima, California, approximately 1/2 statute mile from the end of the runway following a loss of power in the takeoff initial climb. The flight departed the Whiteman Airport on a local instructional flight and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed in the collision sequence and postimpact fire. The flight instructor sustained serious injuries, and a student pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries. Two residential dwellings were substantially damaged by impact and fire as a result of the accident. There were no injuries to ground personnel. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. Witnesses stated that they heard the engine stop running then saw the airplane make an abrupt turn to the right, nose down, and descend at a steep angle to the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The private pilot's partially destroyed logbook was recovered and it documented a total flight time of 252 hours with 10 hours in the last 90 days, of which 8 hours were in the Navion airplane. Of the 8 hours of Navion time, 5 hours were dual under the supervision of a flight instructor. The flight instructor stated in his report that his total flight time was 2,000 hours, of which 12 hours were in the Navion airplane. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The aircraft A&P/IA stated that he had performed an annual inspection on the airplane on September 11, 1997, and at that time it had a total flight time of 3,245 hours with no outstanding airworthin
Probable cause
the dual student's improper positioning of the fuel selector and the CFI's inadequate supervision, which led to a takeoff with the auxiliary fuel tank selected and resulted in fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the position of the nomenclature on the cockpit fuel tank selector.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
