# NTSB IAD79FIJ10: Forney F-1, N7501C, Fayetteville, WV, July 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1979
- Place: Fayetteville, WV · FAYETTEVILLE, WV
- Location: 38.0641° N, 81.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0641&lon=-81.1087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3502  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7501C-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 5613, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FORNEY F-1
- Registry model: [Forney F-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1) (registry code 0420202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New River Gorge

## 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 19790731021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731021669A), Jul 31, 1979: Univar F1, Fayetteville, WV, Substantial damage. On go-around plt saw sparks & smoke under panel. Stalled acft in tight turn to land. Found bare wire.

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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