# Accident 19790408007959A: Tmpson NAVIONB, Wallkill, NY, April 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Wallkill, NY
- Airport: Kobelt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6242° N, 74.1417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KOBELT (N45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6242&lon=-74.1417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5381K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5381K-1980-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONB
- Reported engine: LYC GO435C2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 825 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408007959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE. NO REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE COULD BE FOUND.

## 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 NYC79FFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA16), Apr 8, 1979: Navion NAV-B (N5381K), Walkill, NY, destroyed

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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