# Accident 19771006041089A: Navion NAVION/, Caldwell, KS, October 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1977
- Place: Caldwell, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.0349° N, 97.6088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0349&lon=-97.6088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91482, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91482-1977-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,335 total, 119 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771006041089A

## 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 MKC78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA001), Oct 6, 1977: Navion A (N91482), Caldwell, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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