# NTSB OAK78FVA13: Navion B, N7291, Fresno, CA, November 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1977
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3443  77/11/24   FRESNO,CA           NAVION B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5117
        TIME - 1245                    N7291               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 391 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIERRA SKY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7291 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sierra Sky Park

## 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 19771124035629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771124035629A), Nov 24, 1977: Navion NAVIOND, Fresno, 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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