# Accident 19790103000179A: Tmpson NAVION/, Chambersburg, PA, January 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Chambersburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9314° N, 77.6556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chambersburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9314&lon=-77.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8704H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8704H-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 312 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000179A

## Narrative

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

ACFT HAD BEEN OUT OF SERVICE OVER 6 YRS. AD 65-21-04 HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT

## 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 NYC79FGT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT08), Jan 3, 1979: N.American NAVI0N (N8704H), Chambersburg, PA, 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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