CHI66F0570

NTSB accident investigation · Forney F-1 · W Lafayette, OH · February 17, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 17, 1966
Place
W Lafayette, OH · W LAFAYETTE, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7507CForney F-1
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173766

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0190  66/2/17    W LAFAYETTE OHIO    FORNEY F-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 900
        TIME - 1315                    N7507C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STARTED TO MOVE AS PILOT DISEMBARKED

Aircraft

Registration
N7507C
Reported as
Forney F-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tri-City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.