Accident Ryan Navion OO-NIQ, Sunday 16 June 1991
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Date:Sunday 16 June 1991
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic NAVI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ryan Navion
Owner/operator:Private owner
Registration: OO-NIQ
MSN: NAV-4-1259
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport, Wevelgem, West Flanders -   Belgium
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:EBKT
Destination airport:EBKT
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The pilot reported that the engine did not develop additional power as he moved the throttle on final approach. The aircraft lost height and crashed against the verge of a road.
The investigation could not find any evidence of a malfunction in the engine. It was reported that the aircraft was descending steeply prior to the accident.

Accident investigation:
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Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

Witness Decuypere José

Images:



PhotoL OO-NIQ at Midden-Zeeland Airport (EHMZ), April 1990; (c) H. Ranter/ASN

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Nov-2018 09:20 jose Decuypere Added
30-Nov-2018 09:25 harro Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, Accident report, ]
30-Nov-2018 09:25 harro Updated [Source, Accident report, ]
30-Nov-2018 09:28 harro Updated [Photo, ]
21-Jun-2021 15:36 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, ]
11-Nov-2022 06:39 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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