Ryan Navion accident near Marco Island, Florida, January 23, 2007
On January 23, 2007 at about 7:45 pm local time, a Ryan Navion, registered N4456K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Marco Island, Florida (Marco Island Executive airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A reported loss of engine power shortly after takeoff for undetermined reasons.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 23, 2007 · about 7:45 pm local time
- Place
- Marco Island, Florida · Marco Island Executive · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Ryan Navion · all Navions on the register
- Registration
- N4456K · no longer on the register · serial NAV-4-1456
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot stated that he took off on runway 17, established a climb, and retracted the landing gear. He said that the engine then started running rough, and he had used up about half of the runway, and was too high for a normal flap landing, so he executed a "sharp" slip to the left. He said he then dropped the landing gear, but the airplane touched down before the landing gear locked. The airplane slid along the runway and veered to the right, impacting a VASI light, incurring damage. A postcrash examination of the accident airplane was performed by an FAA licensed airframe and powerplant mechanic, with an inspection authorization rating, and the examination revealed no anomalies.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,600 hours in all; 2,900 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 3,600 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: August 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,065 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 3,090 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Teledyne Continental E-225-4 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MKY Marco Island FL at 7:45 pm
- Destination: MKY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 5,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,800 ft; clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.97 inHg
- Observation at 7:53 pm from APF
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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