# NTSB MIA66A0103: Forney 415-C, N94021, Goldsboro, NC, March 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1966
- Place: Goldsboro, NC · GOLDSBORO, NC
- Location: 35.3782° N, 77.9719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldsboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3782&lon=-77.9719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94021-1966-04-21), registration cancelled 1966-04-21, S/N 1344 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FORNEY 415-C
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-c) (registry code 0420322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Municipal

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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