# Accident 19780401008759A: Navion NAVION/, Ft Lauderdale, FL, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4458K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4458K-1980-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION NAV 4 (registry code 6150179, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-nav-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVION/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,487 total, 800 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKT42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401008759A

## 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 MIA78FKT42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT42), Apr 1, 1978: Navion A (N4458K), Ft Lauderdale, FL, 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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