# NTSB FTW78FRA06: Navion B, N2WD, Leona, TX, November 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1977
- Place: Leona, TX · LEONA, TX
- Location: 31.1537° N, 95.9760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1537&lon=-95.9760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3510  77/11/13   LEONA,TX            NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 576
        TIME - 0600                    N2WD                PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TX                 LEONA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WIND SOCK POLE. NIGHT LANDING, MINIMAL LIGHTING AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2WD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2WD), registered now, S/N NAV-4-2153-B, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-b) (registry code 6150112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag Strip

## 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 19771113036819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771113036819A), Nov 13, 1977: Navion NAVIONB, Leona, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with wind sock pole. Night landing, minimal lighting available.

## Other investigations on N2WD (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 FTW81DRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA01), Oct 12, 1980: Navion B (N2WD), Beaumont, 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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