Navion A accident near Noti, Oregon, May 27, 1984
On May 27, 1984 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Navion A, registered N4327K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Noti, Oregon. 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 27, 1984 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Noti, Oregon · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Navion A
- Registration
- N4327K · no longer on the register · serial NAV 4-1327
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AT ABOUT 4,000 FT MSL, THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PLT MADE A 180 DEG TURN TO RETURN TO HIS DEPARTURE ARPT. THE ENG THEN QUIT. HE TURNED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP ON, APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, LEANED THE MIXTURE & CHECKED THE MAGS. THE ENG STARTED & RAN FOR ABOUT 1 MIN BUT QUIT AGAIN. THE PLT LANDED ONTO A GRASS FIELD & THE ACFT STRUCK A 6-FT DITCH. NO ENG OR CARB FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 445 hours in all; 369 in this make and model; 1 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 383 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,171 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 7, 1983; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,750 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental E-225-4 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: 77S Creswell OR at 5:07 pm
- Destination: 6S2 Florence OR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:50 pm from EUG, 14 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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