# Accident 19740724023009A: Navion NAVIONB, Aztec, NM, July 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1974
- Place: Aztec, NM
- Airport: Aztec Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.8369° N, 108.0287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AZTEC MUNI (N19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8369&lon=-108.0287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4951K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4951K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION B (registry code 6150140, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435 (registry code 41520, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 240 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FQA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740724023009A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT IN NOSE HI ATTITUDE.

## 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 DEN75FQA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA09), Jul 24, 1974: Navion A (N4951K), Aztec, NM, 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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