# Accident 19740720028149A: Navion NAVIONB, Blue Island, IL, July 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Blue Island, IL
- Airport: Howell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.6576° N, 87.6811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Island, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6576&lon=-87.6811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61Y-1974-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,906 total, 271 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720028149A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ABT 356 LB OVR G/W.

## 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 CHI75FEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE03), Jul 20, 1974: Navion B (N61Y), Blue Island, IL, 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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