# Accident 19860221004949A: Tmpson NAVION/, White Salmon, WA, February 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1986, 12:32 local time
- Place: White Salmon, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7285° N, 121.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Salmon, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7285&lon=-121.4854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N340H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N340H-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION/
- Reported engine: CONT E2252
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 32 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221004949A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER WITH A STEEP SPIRAL THROUGH CLOUDS DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.HARD LANDING.CARB HEAT HOUSING LOOSE

## 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 SEA86LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA063), Feb 21, 1986: Navion A (N340H), White Salmon, WA, destroyed

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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