# Accident 19760425013989A: Navion NAVION*, Fergus Falls, MN, April 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1976
- Place: Fergus Falls, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.2861° N, 96.0758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fergus Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2861&lon=-96.0758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4207K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4207K-1976-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FER60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760425013989A

## Narrative

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

LVLD OFF ABT 10-20 FT AGL.

## 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 MKC76FER60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER60), Apr 25, 1976: Navion B (N4207K), Fergus Falls, MN, 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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