# NTSB LAX78FUG35: Navion NAV A, N8782H, Apple Valley, CA, June 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1978
- Place: Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.5008° N, 117.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apple Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-117.1859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1156  78/6/19    APPLE VALLEY,CA     NAVION NAV A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 156
        TIME - 0015                    N8782H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                OCEANSIDE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8782H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8782H-2012-02-08), registration cancelled 2012-02-08, S/N NAV-4-782, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAV 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: Apple Valley

## 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 19780619013529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780619013529A), Jun 19, 1978: Navion NAVIOND, Apple Valley, CA, 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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