# Accident 19791108022929A: Tmpson NAVIONB, Smithville, OK, November 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Smithville, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4728° N, 94.6465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4728&lon=-94.6465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4860K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4860K-2011-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION-B (registry code 6150012, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,740 total, 1,340 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791108022929A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VFR. MADE 180 DEGREE TURN. GOT TOO LOW IN A DOWNDRAFT. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 FTW80FPM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPM04), Nov 8, 1979: Navion B (N4860K), Smithville, OK, 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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