# NTSB OAK73AP028: Navion G, N2366T, Woodside, CA, March 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1973
- Place: Woodside, CA · WOODSIDE, CA
- Location: 37.4222° N, 122.2586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4222&lon=-122.2586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73AP028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0849  73/3/21    WOODSIDE,CALIF      NAVION G            CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 4905
        TIME - 0821                    N2366T              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2905 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN CARLOS,CALIF            FULLERTON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB,LOST CTL. AFT FUSELAGE AND BOTH WGS SEP IN FLT.HAD LOGGED 8HRS ACTUAL INST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2366T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2366T-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N NAV-4-2366 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION G
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION G](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (registry code 6150120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730321007899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730321007899A), Mar 21, 1973: Navion NAVIOND, Woodside, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Encountered severe turb,lost ctl. Aft fuselage and both wgs sep in flt. Had logged 8HRS actual inst

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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