# Accident 19880325009809A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Fancy Gap, VA, March 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fancy Gap, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6594° N, 80.6991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6594&lon=-80.6991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1598V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1598V-2009-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880325009809A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN LOW CLOUDS AND DENSE FOG WHILE TRYING TO FOLLOW HIGHWAY. CRASHED IN OPEN FIELD. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 BFO88FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA031), Mar 25, 1988: Ryan Navion NA-4 (N1598V), Fancy Gap, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT AND CLEARANCE WITH RISING TERRAIN AFTER VFR FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED IMC.

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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