# NTSB FTW70DRG20: Navion A, N91194, Mason, TX, March 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1970
- Place: Mason, TX · MASON, TX
- Location: 30.7477° N, 99.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7477&lon=-99.2286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1270  70/3/15    MASON,TEX           NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2740
        TIME - 1430                    N91194              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 244 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZIEGLER-SMITH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON,TEX                   SAN ANTONIO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM MARGINAL DOWNSLOPE ONE WAY STRIP. GUSTING TO 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91194](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91194-1975-06-05), registration cancelled 1975-06-05, S/N NAV466 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ziegler-Smith

## Other investigations on N91194 (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 FTW68D0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0079), Jun 16, 1967: Navion A (N91194), Seguin, 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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