# Accident 19760313005919A: Navion NAVIONB, Ojai, CA, March 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1976
- Place: Ojai, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.4492° N, 119.2467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ojai, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4492&lon=-119.2467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5414K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5414K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION B (registry code 6150112, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONB
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 522 total, 4 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760313005919A

## Narrative

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

BOLTS FAILED IN GEARED NOSE SECTION,CAUSED FREE WHEELING OF PROP.

## 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 LAX76FUQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ28), Mar 13, 1976: Navion B (N5414K), Ojai, CA, 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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