# Accident 19790324005109A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Manor, TX, March 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1979, 21:45 local time
- Place: Manor, TX
- Airport: Birds Nest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3542° N, 97.5583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3542&lon=-97.5583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92179, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92179-1980-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION A (registry code 6150132, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 421 total, 277 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324005109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. HE DID NOT DETERMINE FUEL ON BOARD PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 FTW79DRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG24), Mar 24, 1979: Navion A (N92179), Manor, TX, 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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