North American Navion Safety Record
Complete NTSB accident and incident history. 49 events recorded from 1982 to 2024.
| Date | Location | Reg# | Severity | Damage | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 02, 2020 | Cedar City, UT | N225HJ | Fatal (2) | substantial |
A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper fuel planning and failure to see and avoid …A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper fuel planning and failure to see and avoid the communications tower support guy wire. |
| Nov 10, 2016 | Blairstown, NJ | N8849H | Fatal (1) | substantial | The pilot's improper engine start procedure, which resulted in a loss of control on the ground and collision with a tree. |
| Apr 03, 2011 | Alameda, CA | N91472 | Fatal (1) | substantial |
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for an emergency landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accid…The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for an emergency landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during initial climb. |
| Sep 21, 2007 | Clayton, NC | N8844H | Fatal (1) | destroyed |
The pilot's intentional abrupt maneuver during low altitude cruise flight to avoid obstructions ahead, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrai…The pilot's intentional abrupt maneuver during low altitude cruise flight to avoid obstructions ahead, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain and a building. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the pilot to obtain a preflight weather briefing and his flight into known IMC. |
| Jun 25, 2007 | Colona, IL | N8804H | Fatal (2) | destroyed | The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions. |
| Jul 02, 2006 | Sturgis, KY | N91686 | Fatal (1) | substantial | A total loss of engine power due to a leaking fuel pump gasket. |
| Mar 09, 2001 | SANTA YSABEL, CA | N91445 | Fatal (1) | destroyed | the pilot's continued VFR flight into IFR conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. |
| Aug 15, 1998 | SALINAS, CA | N8820H | Fatal (2) | destroyed |
the pilot's attempt to continue visual flight operations into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions resulting in controlled flight int…the pilot's attempt to continue visual flight operations into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions resulting in controlled flight into rising terrain. |
| Dec 19, 1994 | BIG BEAR CITY, CA | N8794H | Fatal (2) | destroyed |
the pilot's initial overrotation, his failure to attain the proper climb airspeed, and an inadvertent entry into a stall mush condition. A factor in …the pilot's initial overrotation, his failure to attain the proper climb airspeed, and an inadvertent entry into a stall mush condition. A factor in the accident was the high-density altitude. |
| Oct 04, 1991 | OLA, ID | N91577 | Fatal (1) | destroyed | AN INCAPACITATING HEART ATTACK WHILE IN FLIGHT. |
| Apr 02, 1990 | ENUMCLAW, WA | N285RM | Fatal (1) | destroyed |
PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY WEATHER…PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE MOUNTAINOUS/HILL TERRAIN, THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT QUALIFICATION AND HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. |
| Nov 28, 1986 | SPRINGTOWN, TX | N91548 | Fatal (2) | substantial | Investigation pending |