# NTSB DEN73AD033: Navion B, La Veta, CO, January 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: January 27, 1973
- Place: La Veta, CO · LA VETA, CO
- Location: 37.5086° N, 105.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Veta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, April 5, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0346  73/1/27    LA VETA,COLO        NAVION B            CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 214
        TIME - 1700                    N4024K              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,NMEX             GREELY,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.ACFT NOT EQPD FOR INST FLT. HIT MT. RCVRD 2/4/73.
```

## Sequence of events

- Uncontrolled descent

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4024K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4024K-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19730127004349A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730127004349A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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