# Accident 20001030018229A: Univar F1A, Austin, MN, October 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2000, 11:38 local time
- Place: Austin, MN
- Airport: Austin Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6698° N, 92.9695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6698&lon=-92.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3028G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3028G-2004-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forney F-1A (registry code 0420204, https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR F1A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001030018229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING TO THE SOUTH AT AUSTIN,MN (AUM) AND WAS ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. WEATHER WAS 1800 OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 10 SM, WIND 100 AT 15KTS. PILOT TOLD POLICE AT THE SCENE THAT HE HAD LOST POWER AS THE RESULT OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL POSITION. PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE POWER, ENGINE SPUTTERED, AIRPLANE CONTINUED DECENT AND HIT ROADWAY EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET BELOW ELEVATION OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI01LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA027), Oct 30, 2000: Forney F1A (N3028G), Austin, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the proper glide path not being maintained by the pilot which resulted in the proper touchdown point not being obtained during the approach. A factor to the accident was the rising embankment.

## Other reports on N3028G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730325006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325006099A), Mar 25, 1973: Univar F1A (N3028G), Mobridge, SD, Substantial damage. Lndd on farm ranch due fog bank ovr RVR.

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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