# Accident 19780123001759A: Navion NAVIOND, Crystal River,F, FL, January 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1978
- Place: Crystal River,F, FL
- Airport: Crystal River
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 28.8672° N, 82.5710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Crystal River Airport (CGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8672&lon=-82.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5312K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5312K-1981-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIOND
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,939 total, 186 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780123001759A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SEL FOUND ON L TIP TANK POSITION. PLACARD STATES AUX TANKS NOT O BE USED FOR TKOF OR LNDG.

## 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 MIA78FLD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD19), Jan 23, 1978: Navion B (N5312K), Crystal River, FL, destroyed

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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