# NTSB FTW79FQG30: Navion A, N8534H, Sweetwater, TX, April 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1979
- Place: Sweetwater, TX · SWEETWATER, TX
- Location: 32.4694° N, 100.4087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sweetwater, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4694&lon=-100.4087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FQG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0928  79/4/13    SWEETWATER,TX       NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 4244
        TIME - 1210                    N8534H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SWEETWATER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTON,TX                   SNYDER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GAS HEATER SUPPLY LINE,P/N 145-53327,LEAKING AT ENG FUEL PUMP CONNECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8534H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8534H), registered now, S/N NAV-4-524, 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
- Airport: Sweetwater Muni

## 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 19790413012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413012269A), Apr 13, 1979: Tmpson NAVION/, Sweetwater, TX, Substantial damage. Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. Hit trees at approach end of runway. Found heater fuel line leak.

## Other investigations on N8534H (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 FTW71FQG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG68), Mar 23, 1971: N.American Navion (N8534H), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68D0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0010), Jun 13, 1967: Navion A (N8534H), San Marcos, 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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