NTSB FTW83LA294 — 1983-06-27 · KENEDY, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N5040K

Make / Model: RYAN NAVION A
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19600203
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A64B2E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5040K Ryan NAVION-A None

Factual narrative

AFTER TAKING OFF, THE ENG BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PLT SAID IT QUIT & RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, ABOUT 3 MI FROM THE ARPT, THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED SINCE THERE WERE TERRACES IN THE LANDING AREA. THERE REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS WAS NOT VERIFIED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA294.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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