# Accident 19860929047719A: Tmpson NAVIONB, Beaver Falls, PA, September 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1986, 19:14 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7598° N, 80.3194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7598&lon=-80.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5244K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5244K-2012-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONB
- Reported engine: LYC GO435
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929047719A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS DURING CRUISE FLT AND CRASHED ABOUT ONE MILE NORTHEAST OF BEAVER FALLS, PA. POST ACCIDENT TESTING REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CAPABLE OF DEVELOPING POWER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THEREFORE, THE ENGINE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED DURING THE FLT WERE UNDETERMINED. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

## 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 NYC86LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA244), Sep 29, 1986: Ryan Navion (N5244K), Beaver Falls, PA, 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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