# NTSB NYC83LA112: Forney F-1, N7528C, Fitchburg, MA, May 14, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 14, 1983, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Location: 42.6019° N, 71.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fitchburg, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6019&lon=-71.8157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA112
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35182/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA112

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb
  - fuel system,filter - loose (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel system,carburetor - blocked(partial) (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - tree(s) (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING ON TAKEOFF AFTER A POWER LOSS AT 800 FEET AGL. THE FLIGHT HAD STARTED AT STOW, MA. AND PROCEEDED AT FITCHBURG AFTER PRACTICING STALLS AND TURNS FOR A PILOT REVIEW. AFTER LANDING AT FITCHBURG AIRPORT THE FLIGHT TAXIED INTO TAKEOFF POSITON WITHOUT STOPPING FOR ANY CHECKS AND TOOK OFF. AT ABOUT 800 FEET THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WHEN A SUITABLE LANDING SITE WAS NOT FOUND A STALL INTO TREES WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE 2 PILOTS WERE UNINJURED. AN AIR FILTER ELEMENT HAD BLOCKED THE CARBURETOR THROAT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7528C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7528C-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 5643, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FORNEY F-1
- Registry model: [Forney F-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1) (registry code 0420202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5643
- Airframe hours: 1400
- Engines: CONTINENTAL 90-12F 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Paul Connelly
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 1983, 2 hours before
- Departed: FIT, FITCHBURG, MA
- Destination: 6B6, STOW, MA
- Airport: FIT, Fitchburg, runway 32, 4,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 304 total, 63 in this make and model, 137 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19830514019419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830514019419A), May 14, 1983: Univar F1, Fitchburg, MA, Substantial damage. Engine quit during biennial flight maneuver. Landed in trees. Air filter aspirated into carburetor throat.

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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