# NTSB CHI80DEV13: Forney F-1A, N30546, Sheldon, IL, January 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1980
- Place: Sheldon, IL · SHELDON, IL
- Location: 40.7710° N, 87.5658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheldon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7710&lon=-87.5658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEV13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEV13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FORNEY F-1A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zumwalts

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.

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