- Date
- March 25, 1973
- Place
- Mobridge, SD · MOBRIDGE, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3028GForney F-1A
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730325006099A
- Case key
- 170674
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0832 73/3/25 MOBRIDGE,S DAK FORNEY F-1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, UNK/NR TIME - 0900 N3028G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MOBRIDGE,S DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- LNDD ON FARM RANCH DUE FOG BANK OVR RVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3028G
- Reported as
- Forney F-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3028GRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2004 · Forney F-1AAirframe modelForney F-1AEngine 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.
Other investigations on N3028G · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI01LA027Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAustin, MNthe proper glide path not being maintained by the pilot which resulted in the proper touchdown point not being obtained during the approach. A factor to the accident was the rising embankment.NTSB CHI72FEG36Accident · No injuriesClosedBatavia, OHNTSB CHI72FEG27Accident · No injuriesClosedPhillipsburg, OH