# Accident 19941028036869A: Univar F1, Searchlight, NV, October 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1994, 13:50 local time
- Place: Searchlight, NV
- Airport: Searchlight Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4908° N, 114.8910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4908&lon=-114.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3019G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3019G-1998-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forney F-1 (registry code 0420202, https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR F1
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 451 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941028036869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION POWER LOSS. LANDED ON HIGHWAY. VEERED OFF. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. HAD OIL LEAK NR1 CYLINDER.

## 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 LAX95LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA022), Oct 28, 1994: Forney F-1 (N3019G), Searchlight, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control by improperly compensating for the existing wind conditions. The leaking cylinder, the prevailing crosswind, the soft terrain, and the dirt bank…

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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