# NTSB SEA75AS007: Navion B, N5149K, Stevenson, WA, August 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1974
- Place: Stevenson, WA · STEVENSON, WA
- Location: 45.6964° N, 121.8979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevenson, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6964&lon=-121.8979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2731   74/8/1    STEVENSON,WASH      NAVION B            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 179
        TIME - 1805                    N5149K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASCADE LOCKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MEDFORD,OREG                SUNRIVER,OREG                STEVENSON,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- LND IN RIVER. PLT DROWNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5149K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5149K), registered now, S/N NAV-4-2049B, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION B
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-b) (registry code 6150112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cascade Locks

## 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 19740801033199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801033199A), Aug 1, 1974: Navion NAVIONB, Stevenson, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd in river. Plt drowned.

## Other investigations on N5149K (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK64X3173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3173), Aug 2, 1964: Navion B (N5149K), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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