# NTSB DEN71AD035: Navion A, N8726H, Orogrande, NM, February 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1971
- Place: Orogrande, NM · OROGRANDE, NM
- Location: 32.3893° N, 106.1085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orogrande, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3893&lon=-106.1085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71AD035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4241  71/2/21    OROGRANDE,N MEX     NAVION A            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1910                    N8726H              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINK,TEX                    LORDSBURG,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- UNAUTH X-C FLT.BECAME LOST,FLEW INTO SNOW SHWRS AT NITE ABT 18MI N OF COURSE.RECOVERY DATE 2/22/71
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8726H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8726H-1971-04-05), registration cancelled 1971-04-05, S/N NAV-4-726 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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