# Accident 19771218039939A: Navion NAVION/, Denton, TX, December 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1977
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Hidden Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4181K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4181K-2002-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,133 total, 325 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218039939A

## 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 FTW78FPD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD11), Dec 18, 1977: Ryan Navion (N4181K), Denton, TX, 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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