# NTSB MIA79FKJ47: Navion A, N4935K, Theodore, AL, June 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1979
- Place: Theodore, AL · THEODORE, AL
- Location: 30.5387° N, 88.1876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Theodore, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5387&lon=-88.1876&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1894   79/6/6    THEODORE,AL         NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 3890
        TIME - 1420                    N4935K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IDLE HOUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THEODORE,AL                 THEODORE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4935K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4935K-1979-07-12), registration cancelled 1979-07-12, S/N NAV-4-1935 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Idle Hour

## 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 19790606016209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790606016209A), Jun 6, 1979: Tmpson NAVIONA, Theodore, AL, Substantial damage. Engine fire during start. Cause unknow.

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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