# Accident 19791123036949A: Tmpson NAVIONB, Norfolk, NE, November 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9855° N, 97.4351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (OFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9855&lon=-97.4351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5177K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5177K-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435 (registry code 41520, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONB
- Reported engine: LYC GO435C2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 43 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123036949A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN FIELD BEYOND RWY. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. FOUND DIRT IN FUEL.

## 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 MKC80DCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ03), Nov 23, 1979: Navion B (N5177K), Norfolk, NE, 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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