# NTSB MKC73FTK12: Forney F-1A, N3028G, Mobridge, SD, March 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Mobridge, SD · MOBRIDGE, SD
- Location: 45.5410° N, 100.4349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobridge, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5410&lon=-100.4349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FTK12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTK12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3028G-2004-08-10), registration cancelled 2004-08-10, S/N 5723, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FORNEY F-1A
- Registry model: [Forney F-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1a) (registry code 0420204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730325006099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325006099A), Mar 25, 1973: Univar F1A, Mobridge, SD, Substantial damage. Lndd on farm ranch due fog bank ovr RVR.

## Other investigations on N3028G (3)

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.

- [NTSB CHI01LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA027), Oct 30, 2000: Forney F1A (N3028G), Austin, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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 CHI72FEG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG36), May 5, 1972: Forney F1A (N3028G), Batavia, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG27), Feb 8, 1972: Forney F-1A (N3028G), Phillipsburg, OH, minor damage

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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