# Accident 19730326005909A: Navion NAVIONA, Pelzer, SC, March 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1973
- Place: Pelzer, SC
- Airport: Cartee Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 34.6431° N, 82.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pelzer, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6431&lon=-82.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27A-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,783 total, 324 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730326005909A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD LDG E,UPHILL,DECIDED GS TOO FAST,WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME DUE WET GRASS.

## 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 MIA73DLG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG39), Mar 26, 1973: Navion A (N27A), Pelzer, SC, 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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