# NTSB DEN74FQG03: Navion A, N5119K, Jal, NM, April 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Jal, NM · JAL, NM
- Location: 32.1148° N, 103.1900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jal, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1148&lon=-103.1900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FQG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1200  74/4/26  NR.JAL,N MEX          NAVION A            CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 730
        TIME - 1600                    N5119K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                 DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND SHEAR FORCED ACFT INTO GRND OUT OF CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5119K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5119K-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N NAV-4-2019, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740426013069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426013069A), Apr 26, 1974: Navion NAVION*, Jal, NM, Substantial damage. Wind shear forced acft into grnd out of control

## Other investigations on N5119K (2)

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 LAX72DUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ04-201452), Jun 17, 1972: Navion A205 (N5119K), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA19F0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA19F0019), Mar 21, 1965: Navion A (N5119K), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage

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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