# NTSB FTW71FPA36: Navion A, N91569, Dallas, TX, May 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1971
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1706  71/5/25    DALLAS,TEX          NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 583
        TIME - 1800                    N91569              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91569](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91569), registered now, S/N NAV-4-347, built 1946 (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: Whiterock

## Other investigations on N91569 (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 FTW68D0179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0179), Jul 7, 1967: Navion A (N91569), Dallas, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1367), Jan 28, 1965: Navion NAV4 (N91569), Garland City, AR, 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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