# NTSB OAK67A0066: Navion NAV-A, N8760H, S.Francisco, CA, March 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1967
- Place: S.Francisco, CA · S.FRANCISCO, CA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0091   67/3/6    S.FRANCISCO CALIF   NAVION NAV-A        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1333                    N8760H              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- N8760H CLRD NO.2 TO LND FLWG 707 JET.S.FRANCISCO TWR ISSUED CAUTIONARY WAKE TURB ADVISORY INFO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8760H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8760H-1967-07-06), registration cancelled 1967-07-06, S/N NAV-4-760 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION NAV-A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: San Francisco Int

## Other investigations on N8760H (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX65D0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65D0081), Mar 13, 1965: Navion B (N8760H), Palm Springs, 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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