MKC66D0370

NTSB accident investigation · Forney 415-C · Allerton, IA · December 27, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1965
Place
Allerton, IA · ALLERTON, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N94041Forney 415-C
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174456

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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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3-3977  65/12/27   ALLERTON IOWA       FORNEY 415-C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1170
        TIME - 1630                    N94041              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N94041
Reported as
Forney 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hamm

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.