# Accident 19860727035019A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Grass Valley, CA, July 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1986, 11:00 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Alta Sierra
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1803° N, 120.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1803&lon=-120.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111T-2014-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION A (registry code 6150132, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-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 E2254
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,094 total, 520 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727035019A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD DURING GO AROUND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND APPROACH. RETRACTED FLAPS EARLY.

## 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 LAX86LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA305), Jul 27, 1986: Navion A (N111T), Grass Valley, CA, 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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