# Accident 19790731021669A: Univar F1, Fayetteville, WV, July 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1979, 20:45 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, WV
- Airport: New River Gorge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0890° N, 81.0651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW RIVER GORGE (WV32), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0890&lon=-81.0651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7501C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7501C-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forney F-1 (registry code 0420202, https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR F1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 11 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731021669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON GO-AROUND PLT SAW SPARKS & SMOKE UNDER PANEL. STALLED ACFT IN TIGHT TURN TO LAND. FOUND BARE WIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD79FIJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ10), Jul 31, 1979: Forney F-1 (N7501C), Fayetteville, WV, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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