# NTSB FTW76O0010: Navion B, N5258K, Texistepec, Mexico, September 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1976
- Place: Texistepec, Mexico · TEXISTEPEC,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76O0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76O0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0026   76/9/4    TEXISTEPEC,MEX      NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1250
        TIME - 1700                    N5258K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CD ALEMAN,VER,MEX           MINATITLAN,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5258K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5258K-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N NAV42158B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (registry code 6150170) (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 19760904032819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904032819A), Sep 4, 1976: Navion NAVIONB, Texistepec, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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