# Accident 19770831025729A: Navion NAVIONA, Belle Vernon, PA, August 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1977
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA
- Airport: Rostraver Arprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.1234° N, 79.8620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Vernon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1234&lon=-79.8620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4131K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4131K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 284 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770831025729A

## 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 NYC77FGM40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM40), Aug 31, 1977: Navion A (N4131K), Belle Vernon, 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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