# Accident 19870419010249A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Baldwin, MI, April 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1987, 18:30 local time
- Place: Baldwin, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8893° N, 85.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8893&lon=-85.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4961C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4961C-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION A (registry code 6150104, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-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 E1859
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 6 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870419010249A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING.

## 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 CHI87DEM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM06), Apr 19, 1987: Navion A (N4961C), Baldwin, MI, 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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