# NTSB FTW81DRA01: Navion B, N2WD, Beaumont, TX, October 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1980
- Place: Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2969  80/10/12   BEAUMONT,TX         NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 883
        TIME - 1230                    N2WD                PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 840 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMMOND,LA                  BEAUMONT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## 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

## 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 19801012051929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012051929A), Oct 12, 1980: Navion NAVIONB, Beaumont, TX, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel en route. Undershot landing area. Sheared off wings striking a fence.

## 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 FTW78FRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA06), Nov 13, 1977: Navion B (N2WD), Leona, 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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