- Date
- July 31, 1979
- Place
- Fayetteville, WV · FAYETTEVILLE, WV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7501CForney F-1
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790731021669A
- Case key
- 133836
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3502 79/7/31 FAYETTEVILLE,WV FORNEY F-1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 47 TOTAL TIME - 2040 N7501C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW RIVER GORGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAYETTEVILLE,WV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: GO-AROUND STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- MSTR SWCH"ON"LITE WIRE WAS BARE & MADE CNTCT WITH CARB HT CNTRL.SPRKS & SMK CSD PLT TO SHT OFF ENG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7501C
- Reported as
- Forney F-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New River Gorge
N7501CRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Forney F-1Airframe modelForney F-1Engine modelContinental C90 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.