NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX92LA181
Registry · N2489T
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
NAVION NAVION G
Year of manufacture
1962 · 30 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19621206
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2515C
Registrant of record
MOORE ROBERT C
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT BY FAILING TO ASSURE THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE ENGINE FUEL STARVATION.
Factual narrative
DURING THE PREFLIGHT RUN-UP THE PILOT FAILED TO POSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE IN THE DETENT POSITION. WHEN TAKING OFF THE ENGINE SUSTAINED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE AVAILABLE REMAINING RUNWAY THAT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SMALL STORAGE BUILDING AND A BLOCK WALL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1992_LAX92LA181.txt.
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