MIA66A0103

NTSB accident investigation · Forney 415-C · Goldsboro, NC · March 6, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 6, 1966
Place
Goldsboro, NC · GOLDSBORO, NC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N94021Forney 415-C
Status
Completed · report October 11, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174176

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0280   66/3/6    GOLDSBORO NC        FORNEY 415-C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N94021              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RIGHT WING FABRIC FAILED.TESTED PORTIONS        MET TENSILE STRENGTH AND TEAR RESISTANCE STANDARDS

Aircraft

Registration
N94021
Reported as
Forney 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Municipal

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.