# Accident 19730317006189A: Navion NAVION*, Lake Dallas, TX, March 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1973
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX
- Airport: Lakeview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 33.1314° N, 97.0142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEVIEW (30F), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1314&lon=-97.0142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91683, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91683) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,557 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DPD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730317006189A

## Narrative

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

PLT UNLOCKED GEAR TO CK UP LATCHES.FAILED TO LOCK GEAR PRIOR TO ENG START.NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 FTW73DPD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD27), Mar 17, 1973: Navion A (N91683), Lake Dallas, TX, 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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