# NTSB MIA73DLG39: Navion A, N27A, Pelzer, SC, March 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1973
- Place: Pelzer, SC · PELZER, SC
- Location: 34.6431° N, 82.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pelzer, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6431&lon=-82.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0640  73/3/26    PELZER,SC           NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1783
        TIME - 1336                    N27A                PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 324 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARTEE AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDERSON,SC                 PELZER,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ATMTD LDG E,UPHILL,DECIDED GS TOO FAST,WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME DUE WET GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27A-2018-01-03), registration cancelled 2018-01-03, S/N NAV41057, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cartee Airstrip

## 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 19730326005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730326005909A), Mar 26, 1973: Navion NAVIONA, Pelzer, SC, Substantial damage. Atmtd ldg e,uphill,decided gs too fast,would not be able to stop in time due wet grass.

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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