# Accident 19800302005329A: Tmpson NAVION/, Wrightwood, CA, March 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1980, 18:18 local time
- Place: Wrightwood, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3437° N, 117.6309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrightwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3437&lon=-117.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4235K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4235K-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION (registry code 6150160, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302005329A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO MOUNTAIN AREA OF LOW CLOUDS, HEAVY BLOWING SNOW AND DOWNDRAFTS. HIT TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 LAX80DUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG22), Mar 2, 1980: Ryan Navion (N4235K), Wrightwood, CA, 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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