# Accident 19940521011889A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Olympia, WA, May 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1994, 09:25 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Airport: Aero Plaza Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9795° N, 122.7394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9795&lon=-122.7394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1669Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1669Z-1995-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION L-17B (registry code 6150166, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-l-17b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT E1859
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011889A

## Narrative

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

DECLARED EMERGENCY ON CLIMBOUT. TRAILING SMOKE. FLAMES IN COCKPIT. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED. SOURCE FIRE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 SEA94FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA124), May 21, 1994: Ryan Navion L-17B (N1669Z), Olympia, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FIRE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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