# Accident 19740901028859A: Navion NAVION*, St Charles, MO, September 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: Smartt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8798H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8798H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 142 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA06-136699) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901028859A

## Narrative

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

THREE SEGMENTS OF CARB AIR FLOW STRAIGHTENER UNATTACHED.

## 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 MKC74FCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA06-136699), Sep 1, 1974: Navion A (N8798H), St Charles, MO, 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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