# Accident 19750402007389A: Navion NAVION*, Huntingdon Twp, PA, April 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1975
- Place: Huntingdon Twp, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N4539K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4539K-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 57 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750402007389A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FITTD WITH IMPROPER O-RINGS WHICH PERMITTD AIR INTO FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 NYC75FGM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM30), Apr 2, 1975: Navion A (N4539K), Huntingdon Twp, 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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