# Accident 19741022034969A: Navion NAVIONG, Westport, NY, October 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1974
- Place: Westport, NY
- Airport: Westport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 44.1584° N, 73.4329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTPORT (12NK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1584&lon=-73.4329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2417T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2417T-2000-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,165 total, 220 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741022034969A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEFT AIRCRAFT WITH ENGINE RUNNING,PASSENGER OPENED THROTTLE,TAXIED INTO TREES AT HIGH SPEED.

## 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 NYC75DFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFA16), Oct 22, 1974: Navion G (N2417T), Westport, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2417T (1)

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

- [Accident 19970124000829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970124000829A), Jan 24, 1997: Tmpson NAVIONG (N2417T), Indiantown, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Maneuvered to miss a hangar. Strcuk trees. No anomalies found. Cuase power loss unknown.

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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