# NTSB SEA79DYE47: Navion A, N8750H, Snohomish, WA, August 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1979
- Place: Snohomish, WA · SNOHOMISH, WA
- Location: 47.9289° N, 122.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snohomish, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9289&lon=-122.0927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYE47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1991  79/8/25    SNOHOMISH,WA        NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 748
        TIME - 1030                    N8750H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 334 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNOHOMISH,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- SETTLED BACK TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8750H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8750H-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N NAV-4-750, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harvey

## 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 19790825024329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825024329A), Aug 25, 1979: Tmpson NAVIONA, Snohomish, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during takeoff and crashed off side of runway.

## Other investigations on N8750H (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 FTW69O0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69O0019), May 20, 1968: Navion A (N8750H), Eltordo, Mexico, 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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