# Incident 19790124004019I: Tmpson NAVION/, Torrance, CA, January 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1979, 15:25 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91766, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91766) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 17 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790124004019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED SHORT DUE TO POWER LOSS ON FINAL. POSSIBLE FUEL OR CARB HEAT MISMANAGEMENT.

## Other reports on N91766 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220903015199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220903015199I), Sep 3, 2022: North American NAVION (N91766), Culpeper, VA, Minor damage. On Saturday September 3rd at approximately 8:30 pm aircraft hit a deer on the runway at Culpeper, (kcjr). Minor damage found on right gear door. Received email…

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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