# Accident 19731205040279A: Navion NAVIONG, Salem, OR, December 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1973
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Salem Mcnary
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 44.9429° N, 123.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9429&lon=-123.0351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2453T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2453T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,810 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731205040279A

## Narrative

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

PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DESCEND BELOW INITIAL FIX ALTITUDE.ACFT HIT TREE,CONT TO DEST & LND OK.

## 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 SEA74FYC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC27), Dec 5, 1973: Navion G (N2453T), Salem, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2453T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040919026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040919026049A), Sep 19, 2004: Tmpson NAVIONG (N2453T), Knox, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was on approach to koxi from plymouth mi. At approximately 20:00 and 2,000 ft. altitude, pilot felt sideways jolt and noticed lights came on EGT…

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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