# NTSB NYC74FHD08: Fokker DR-1, N1917, Woodbine, NJ, August 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1973
- Place: Woodbine, NJ · WOODBINE, NJ
- Location: 39.2283° N, 74.8096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbine, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2283&lon=-74.8096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2086  73/8/12    WOODBINE,NJ         FOKKER DR-1         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 9143
        TIME - 1500                    N1917               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBINE,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D GOING SLIGHTLY SIDEWAYS TO R CAUSING R WING TIP TO HIT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1917](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1917-2017-11-16), registration cancelled 2017-11-16, S/N 101, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER DR-1
- Registry model: [Woerner Fokker DR.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/woerner-fokker-dr-1) (registry code 3630387) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodbine

## 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 19730812024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812024809A), Aug 12, 1973: Amtr 3630341, Woodbine, NJ, Substantial damage. Acft t/d going slightly sideways to r causing r wing tip to hit end.

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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