# Accident 19790711018049A: Tmpson NAVION/, Everett, WA, July 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Paine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4755C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,638 total, 129 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711018049A

## Narrative

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

ENG. STOPPED DURING INITIAL CLIMB, DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION IN ONE TANK. PLT SWITCHED FUEL TO OFF POSITION BY ERROR.

## 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 SEA79DYE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE30), Jul 11, 1979: Navion L-17 (N4755C), Everett, WA, 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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