MIA67F0002

NTSB accident investigation · Forney F1A · Mt Pleasant, TN · June 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1966
Place
Mt Pleasant, TN · MT PLEASANT, TN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3022GForney F1A
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171300

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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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3-1457  66/6/21    MT PLEASANT TENN    FORNEY F1A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 178
        TIME - 1835                    N3022G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 148 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAURY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PILOT PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3022G
Reported as
Forney F1A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Maury County

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.