# NTSB MIA78DLG14: Navion B, N5156K, Abbeville, SC, March 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1978
- Place: Abbeville, SC · ABBEVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.1785° N, 82.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1785&lon=-82.3777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0722  78/3/26    ABBEVILLE,SC        NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N5156K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDERSON,SC                 ABBEVILLE,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5156K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5156K), registered now, S/N NAV-4-2056B, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (registry code 6150170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davis Field

## 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 19780326004679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780326004679A), Mar 26, 1978: Navion NAVIOND, Abbeville, SC, 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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