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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Navion NAVION B · Las Vegas, NM · April 2, 1981

Date
April 2, 1981 · 17:22 local
Place
Las Vegas, NM
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N106A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DQA19
Reported as
Navion Navionb
Reported engine
Lycoming GO435C2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,035 total1,410 in this make and model305 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit during descent for landing. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing. Aircraft on ferry permit

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING. CRASH OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT ON FERRY PERMIT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.