# Accident 19741117039449A: Navion NAVIONA, Martinsburg, PA, November 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1974
- Place: Martinsburg, PA
- Airport: Blair County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.3109° N, 78.3243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3109&lon=-78.3243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4505K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4505K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION A (registry code 6150104, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 205 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741117039449A

## 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 NYC75FGM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM19), Nov 17, 1974: Navion A (N4505K), Martinsburg, 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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