# Accident 19940712018469A: Tmpson NAVION*, Dupont, LA, July 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1994, 10:10 local time
- Place: Dupont, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8648H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8648H-2000-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION*
- Reported engine: CONT E1859
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940712018469A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STALLED TRYING CLEAR TREES LANDING. ACCESSORY STARTER DRIVE SCREWS LOOSENED. DISINGAGED CAMSHAFT.

## 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 FTW94LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA230), Jul 12, 1994: North American Navion 4 (N8648H), Dupont, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE ADJUSTMENT OF ACCESSORY DRIVE STARTER GEAR SCREWS WHICH DISENGAGED IN FLIGHT. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING…

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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