# Accident 19790720015619A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Crosby, MS, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Crosby, MS
- Airport: Crosby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2964° N, 91.0525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CROSBY MUNI (C71), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2964&lon=-91.0525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8877H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 972 total, 432 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720015619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY. PILOT CLAIMS AIRCRAFT HIT DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 MIA79DKQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ18), Jul 20, 1979: Navion A (N8877H), Crosby, MS, 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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