# NTSB IAD76FIG18: Fourney 415-D, N71D, Pasadena, MD, May 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1976
- Place: Pasadena, MD · PASADENA, MD
- Location: 39.1524° N, 76.5609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pasadena, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1524&lon=-76.5609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1064  76/5/22    PASADENA,MD         FOURNEY 415-D       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 55, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N71D                PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN ROAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASADENA,MD                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLT CK AFTR ANNUAL INSP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71D-2018-03-06), registration cancelled 2018-03-06, S/N 5064, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOURNEY 415-D
- Registry model: [Forney G](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-g) (registry code 0420702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mountain Road

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760522013079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522013079A), May 22, 1976: Univar 415G, Pasadena, MD, Substantial damage. Flt ck aftr annual insp.

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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