# Accident 19781001041259A: Navion NAVIOND, Buena Park, CA, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Buena Park, CA
- Airport: Fullerton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91160, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91160-1979-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIOND
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001041259A

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL STATE.FUEL SEL FOUND ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 LAX79FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA001), Oct 1, 1978: Navion A (N91160), Buena Park, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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