# Accident 19790413012269A: Tmpson NAVION/, Sweetwater, TX, April 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1979, 12:10 local time
- Place: Sweetwater, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4694° N, 100.4087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sweetwater, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4694&lon=-100.4087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8534H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8534H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION/
- Reported engine: CONT E1853
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,244 total, 238 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FQG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413012269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. HIT TREES AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. FOUND HEATER FUEL LINE LEAK.

## 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 FTW79FQG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG30), Apr 13, 1979: Navion A (N8534H), Sweetwater, 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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