# Accident 19771014033619A: Navion NAVIOND, Houston, TX, October 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1977
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Lakeside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5221K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5221K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIOND
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 22 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771014033619A

## 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 FTW78FRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA04), Oct 14, 1977: Navion 260B (N5221K), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5221K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870617020679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617020679I), Jun 17, 1987: Tmpson NAVIONB (N5221K), Beaumont Port A, TX, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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