# Accident 19780204000959A: Navion NAVIOND, Lake Mead, NV, February 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1978
- Place: Lake Mead, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N4168K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4168K-1978-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIOND
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 573 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVW09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780204000959A

## 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 OAK78DVW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVW09), Feb 4, 1978: Navion A (N4168K), Lake Mead, NV, 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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