# Accident 19810402014149A: Navion NAVIONB, Las Vegas, NM, April 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1981, 17:22 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6049° N, 105.2170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6049&lon=-105.2170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106A-2009-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONB
- Reported engine: LYC GO435C2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,035 total, 1,410 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402014149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81DQA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA19), Apr 2, 1981: Navion B (N106A), Las Vegas, NM, 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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