# NTSB FTW79FPA10: Navion NAV-4, N8909H, Milford, TX, February 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1979
- Place: Milford, TX · MILFORD, TX
- Location: 32.1215° N, 96.9500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1215&lon=-96.9500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0103  79/2/20    MILFORD,TX          NAVION NAV-4        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 270
        TIME - 1745                    N8909H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 161 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARRION,IL                  KILLEEN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH ROAD SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8909H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8909H), registered now, S/N NAV-4-909, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAV-4
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, 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 19790220003309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220003309A), Feb 20, 1979: Tmpson NAVION/, Milford, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft low on fuel. Pilot landed on road, struck a sign on rollout.

## Other investigations on N8909H (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 NYC69D0271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0271), Nov 13, 1968: Navion A (N8909H), Cooperstown, NY, 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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