19891008055779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tmpson NAVION · Covington, LA · October 8, 1989

Date: October 8, 1989 · 19:30 local
Place: Covington, LA
Airport: Covington-Vincent Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4191K
Reported as: Tmpson NAVION*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N4191KRegistered now · North American NAVIONS/N NAV-4-1191 Airframe modelNorth American NAVION Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck powerlines on final approach. Landed safely. Pilot stated he misjudged altitude.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. PILOT STATED HE MISJUDGED ALTITUDE.