DEN65F0028

NTSB accident investigation · Forney F-1A · Spanish Fork, UT · February 24, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 24, 1965
Place
Spanish Fork, UT · SPANISH FORK, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3051GForney F-1A
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179417

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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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3-0392  65/2/24    SPANISH FORK UT     FORNEY F-1A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N3051G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPANISH FORK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N3051G
Reported as
Forney F-1A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Spanish Fork

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.