# Accident 19740704019849A: Navion NAVION*, Wellsboro, PA, July 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Wellsboro, PA
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.7280° N, 77.3954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND CANYON RGNL (N38), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7280&lon=-77.3954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8883H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883H-2013-05-16) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,994 total, 221 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704019849A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC75FGT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT02), Jul 4, 1974: Navion A (N8883H), Wellsboro, PA, 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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