# Accident 19771113036819A: Navion NAVIONB, Leona, TX, November 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1977
- Place: Leona, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.1537° N, 95.9760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1537&lon=-95.9760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2WD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION B (registry code 6150112, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 575 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771113036819A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH WIND SOCK POLE. NIGHT LANDING, MINIMAL LIGHTING AVAILABLE.

## 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 FTW78FRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA06), Nov 13, 1977: Navion B (N2WD), Leona, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2WD (1)

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

- [Accident 19801012051929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012051929A), Oct 12, 1980: Navion NAVIONB (N2WD), Beaumont, TX, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel en route. Undershot landing area. Sheared off wings striking a fence.

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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