- Date
- August 5, 1986, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wagoner, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3026GForney F-1A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860805037449A
- Case key
- 22069
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
An 80 yr old stu plt with an expired medical certificate was using auto fuel in the acft without an STC. FAA records forthe acft showed a sale was pending for svrl yrs. During flt, the plt decided to make a precautionary landing when the engine began 'running rougher than usual.' Just prior to landing, the acft collided with wires & crashed. The reason for the rough running engine was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3026G
- Reported as
- Forney F-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5720
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lucky W. Leavell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 80
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 385 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.