# Accident 19790212002839A: Tmpson NAVION/, South Lake Taho, NV, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, NV
- Airport: South Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2503T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2503T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION H (registry code 6150122, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 600 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FXQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002839A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OVER BY WIND WHILE MAKING RUN-UP. WIND 25KTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS.

## 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 OAK79FXQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ12), Feb 12, 1979: Navion H (N2503T), S Lake Tahoe, CA, 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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