# Accident 19960523011479A: Tmpson NAVIONH, Los Lunas, NM, May 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8091° N, 106.7297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8091&lon=-106.7297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2530T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2530T-2015-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION H (registry code 6150122, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960523011479A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. OVERRAN ONLY OPEN AREA INTO TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. INDICATES FUEL SYSTEM MISMANAGEMENT. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 FTW96LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA226), May 24, 1996: Navion NA1 (N2530T), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was 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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