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James (Jim) Matheson
Torrance, CA, USA
N124N, shortly after becoming the first Twin Navion flagship.
Photo courtesy of the American Navion Society
- Awarded 1969 Navioneer's Flagship of the year.
- Jim planned to experiment with the installation of two small Italian turbine engines.
Steve Rutner
Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Raymond Ooms and Carol Ooms
Demotte, IN, USA
N124N at a fly-in in Bloomsfield, IN.
Photo courtesy of unknown
N124N is seen here, as it appeared in 2005.
Photo courtesy of Ray Ooms
- December 2005 - advertised for sale, asking $85,000.
- January 2007 - advertised for sale, asking $70,000.
- September 2007 - offered for sale on eBay, starting at $59,900.
(Name witheld)
Klamath Falls, OR, USA
(Name witheld)
Livermore, CA, USA
Various views of N124N from 2008.
Photo courtesy of name witheld
- August 2008 - offered for sale, asking $59,500.
AZ Aeromachine LLC
Wilmington, DE, USA
- October 5, 2009 - Aircraft narrowly avoids a neighborhood and crashes into a wildlife preserve.
The aircraft was destroyed in the crash and the ensueing fire, but the pilot, the sole occupant,
was pulled to safety by people on the ground.
The NTSB reports that the crash was caused by the failure of the port engine at 600 ft AGL, caused by a leaky seal on the driven fuel pump. (NTSB Report CEN10LA004)
Amazingly, the pilot survived this crash.
Photo courtesy of NTSB
An aerial view of the crash site, only a few hundred feet from a number of homes.
Photo courtesy of Fox9 News
Lance Smith captured these shots of N124N as its remains were being removed from his community.
Photo courtesy of Lance Smith
- October 5, 2009 - Aircraft narrowly avoids a neighborhood and crashes into a wildlife preserve. The aircraft was destroyed in the crash and the ensueing fire, but the pilot, the sole occupant, was pulled to safety by people on the ground.
- May 2012 - Remains were offered for sale in Lakeville, MN via eBay for $1,995.
Despite the crash and fire, the cockpit of N124N remained intact and saved the pilot's life, even if there's not much left of the rest of the airframe.
Photo courtesy of ebay