# Accident 19870531017209A: Tmpson NAVION*, Defuniak Spring, FL, May 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1987, 12:55 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Airport: Defuniak Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8503° N, 86.1996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8503&lon=-86.1996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4007K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4007K-1989-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION*
- Reported engine: CONT E1851
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 360 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531017209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES ON FORCED LANDING. WAS USING AUTO FUEL WITHOUT STC. POSSIBLE VAPOR LOCK.

## 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 MIA87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA167), May 31, 1987: North American Navion (N4007K), Defuniak Spring, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4007K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851005049059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005049059A), Oct 5, 1985: Tmpson NAVION* (N4007K), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Intentional gear up landing after loss of left main gear. Found overload fracture of main landing gear scissor.

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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