# Accident 19730217003489A: Navion NAVIONA, Tahoe City, CA, February 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1973
- Place: Tahoe City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.1721° N, 120.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoe City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1721&lon=-120.1388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91792, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91792) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION A (registry code 6150132, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 10 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DXQ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DXQ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730217003489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT FOUND & PLT RCVRD FEB 19.PLT ATTEMPTED FORCED LNDG IN ONLY SPACE AVBL.NO FERRY PERMIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK73DXQ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DXQ33), Feb 17, 1973: Navion A (N91792), Tahoe City, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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