# NTSB FTW68D0010: Navion A, N8534H, San Marcos, TX, June 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1967
- Place: San Marcos, TX · SAN MARCOS, TX
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116548
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1790  67/6/13    SAN MARCOS,TEX      NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2050
        TIME - 1500                    N8534H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN MARCOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8534H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8534H), registered now, S/N NAV-4-524, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (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
- Airport: San Marcos

## Other investigations on N8534H (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 FTW79FQG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG30), Apr 13, 1979: Navion A (N8534H), Sweetwater, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FQG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG68), Mar 23, 1971: N.American Navion (N8534H), Lubbock, TX, 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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