# Accident 19820105000339A: Navion NAVIONA, Ramona, CA, January 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0693° N, 116.8302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0693&lon=-116.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4520K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4520K-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION A (registry code 6150104, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT E2254
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820105000339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. PILOT HAD BEEN COMMUTING ON THIS SAME ROUTE FOR THREE YEARS.

## 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 LAX82FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUM06), Jan 6, 1982: Navion A (N4520K), Ramona, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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