# NTSB LAX74AL088: Navion A-1, N8918H, Pismo Beach, CA, June 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1974
- Place: Pismo Beach, CA · PISMO BEACH, CA
- Location: 35.1532° N, 120.6739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pismo Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1532&lon=-120.6739&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2264  74/6/29  NR.PISMO BEACH,CALIF  NAVION A-1          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 5625
        TIME - 1115                    N8918H              PX-  3  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEANO CNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEANO,CALIF                MERCED,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ARTIFICIAL HORIZON REMOVED,INST PANEL BEING REMODELED.CRASHED INTO OCEAN.MIL INST RATING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8918H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8918H-1975-05-07), registration cancelled 1975-05-07, S/N NAV-4-918 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A-1
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oceano Cnty

## 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 19740629023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740629023519A), Jun 29, 1974: Navion NAVION*, Pismo Beach, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Artificial horizon removed,inst panel being remodeled. Crashed into ocean. Mil inst rating.

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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