- Date
- January 21, 1977
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7561CForney F-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770121001209A
- Case key
- 156784
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0031 77/1/21 PHOENIX,AZ FORNEY F-1 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 32 TOTAL TIME - 0636 N7561C PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALENCIA,AZ PHOENIX,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ELEVATOR PUSH PULL ROD DISCONNECTED FROM CONTROL SURFACE BELLCRANK. COTTER PIN MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7561C
- Reported as
- Forney F-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7561CRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · 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.