# Accident 19830311010239A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Fiddletown, CA, March 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1983, 20:15 local time
- Place: Fiddletown, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5210° N, 120.6996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5210&lon=-120.6996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444N-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830311010239A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A RIDGE. WITNESSES SAW LIGHTS OF A LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT HEADING FOR THE RIDGE.

## 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 LAX83FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA141), Mar 12, 1983: Ryan Navion A (N444N), Fiddletown, CA, destroyed, 2 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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