# Accident 19970711018089A: Tmpson NAVIONB, Garfield, CO, July 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1997
- Place: Garfield, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 38.5507° N, 106.2898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5507&lon=-106.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5401K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5401K-1998-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711018089A

## Narrative

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

MADE A STEEP BANK, UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, HIT A POLE, HIT ABANDONED MINE BUILDING, 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 FTW97FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA262), Jul 11, 1997: Ryan Navion B (N5401K), Garfield, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during a turn to reverse direction, which resulted in a stall and collision with a pole and a building. High density altiitude was a related factor.

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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