# Accident 19790222019469A: Tmpson NAVION/, Somerset, KY, February 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1979, 14:08 local time
- Place: Somerset, KY
- Airport: Somerset Pulaski
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0865° N, 84.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0865&lon=-84.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8921H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8921H-1988-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION/
- Reported engine: CONT E1853
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,896 total, 0 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790222019469A

## Narrative

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

MADE TWO ABORTED TAKEOFFS DUE TO ENGINE MISSING,LIFTED OFF ON THIRD ATTEMPT,ENGINE STILL MISSING,HIT TREES END RWY.

## 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 IAD79FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA032), Feb 22, 1979: N.American Navion (N8921H), Somerset, KY, 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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