- Date
- January 22, 1980
- Place
- Sheldon, IL · SHELDON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N30546Forney F-1A
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132269
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0037 80/1/22 NR.SHELDON,IL FORNEY F-1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 294 TIME - 1000 N30546 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZUMWALTS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHELDON,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30546
- Reported as
- Forney F-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zumwalts
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