# NTSB LAX75DUJ55: Forney F-1A, N3031G, Mcneal, AZ, April 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Mcneal, AZ · MCNEAL, AZ
- Location: 31.6101° N, 109.6583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McNeal, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6101&lon=-109.6583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ55-125952

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2381  74/4/27    MCNEAL,ARIZ         FORNEY F-1A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1435                    N3031G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 2696 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            61 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 DOUGLAS,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRK GREASEWOOD BUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3031G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3031G-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 5726, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FORNEY F-1A
- Registry model: [Forney F-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1a) (registry code 0420204) (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

## 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 19740427010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427010759A), Apr 27, 1974: Univar F1A, Mcneal, AZ, Substantial damage. Strk greasewood bush.

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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