Accident North American Navion A (L-17C) N4904E,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35194
 
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Date:Wednesday 22 April 1992
Time:10:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic NAVI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Navion A (L-17C)
Owner/operator:Harold J. Ainsley
Registration: N4904E
MSN: NAV A 983
Engine model:CONTINENTAL E-185-3
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Monteverde, FL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Winterhaven, FL (KGIF)
Destination airport:Sanford, FL (KSFB)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
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.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA92FA112
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA92FA112

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Jun-2021 15:35 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type]
11-Apr-2024 07:45 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report]

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