# NTSB FTW75FRJ37: Navion A, N8885H, Mansfield, LA, June 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1975
- Place: Mansfield, LA · MANSFIELD, LA
- Location: 32.0359° N, 93.6994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0359&lon=-93.6994&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRJ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRJ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1852  75/6/15    MANSFIELD,LA        NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1600                    N8885H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANSFIELD,LA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT & PAX NOT LOCATED.ACFT BUZZING LAKE BEFORE ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8885H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8885H-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N NAV-4-885, 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

## 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 19750615019719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750615019719A), Jun 15, 1975: Navion NAVION*, Mansfield, LA, Substantial damage. Plt & pax not located. Acft buzzing lake before accident.

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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