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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar F-1 · Alleghenytwnshp, PA · July 9, 2000

Date: July 9, 2000 · 18:24 local
Place: Alleghenytwnshp, PA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7518C
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC00LA185
Reported as: Univar F1
Reported engine: Continental C9012F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 302 total174 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N7518CRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2011 · Forney F-1S/N 5632 · Built 1958 Airframe modelForney F-1 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On July 9, 2000, a forney Ercoupe, N7518C made an emergency landing in a grass field after experiencing smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft was then steered into a corn field to slow it down. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot and passenger were not injured. There was no further incident with this aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 9, 2000, A FORNEY ERCOUPE, N7518C MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD AFTER EXPERIENCING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN STEERED INTO A CORN FIELD TO SLOW IT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO FURTHER INCIDENT WITH THIS AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC00LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLeechburg, PAA severed oil pressure line, which resulted in an off airport landing.Jul 9, 2000 · Substantial damage