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| Date: | Thursday 3 October 2024 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  North American Navion A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9117R |
| MSN: | NAV-4-960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rutherford County Airport/Marchman Field (FQD/KFQD), Rutherfordton, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Concord Regional Airport, NC (USA/KJQF) |
| Rutherford Co Marchman Field, NC (KFQD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On October 03, 2024, about 1730 eastern daylight time, a North American Navion airplane, N9117R, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Rutherford County Airport / Marchman Field (FQD), Rutherfordton, North Carolina. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot reported that he departed Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (JQF), Concord, North Carolina and was destined for FQD. On final approach to runway 19 at FQD, the pilot heard a loud “pop” and felt heat coming from behind the pilot and copilot’s seats. As the airplane approached the runway threshold, the cabin filled with smoke, and fire was visible in the cabin. During the landing, the airplane’s nose gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on the runway. The inflight and postaccident fire consumed a majority of the airplane.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/10/04/officials-confirm-plane-crash-rutherford-county-airport/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N9117R
https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/b0e484a36bb93df30e7d7e517b91ff6b52c3cbbd (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2024 00:04 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Oct-2024 05:56 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 05:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 05-Oct-2024 20:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2024 20:24 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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