# Accident 19810425022139A: Navion NAVIONB, Atherton, MO, April 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Atherton, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1861° N, 94.3055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atherton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1861&lon=-94.3055&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5321K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5321K-1993-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 757 total, 452 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425022139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT GROUND WITH HIGH SINK RATE AS PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING SHORT FIELD LANDING.

## 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 MKC81DCG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG32), Apr 25, 1981: Ryan Navion (N5321K), Atherton, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5321K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19911120053089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911120053089A), Nov 20, 1991: Tmpson NAVIONB (N5321K), Barre, MA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Collapsed gear landing crosswind in field. Center tank dry. Fuel selector valve leaking.

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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