# NTSB SEA07CA128: Forney F-1, N3007G, Morgan, UT, May 18, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 18, 2007, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Morgan, UT
- Coordinates: 40.971111, -111.703613
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9711&lon=-111.7036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA07CA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65817/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA128

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance of the hill on final approach to a landing.  Contributing factors were the downdraft weather condition, the hilly terrain, and his lack of familiarity with the geographical area.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The pilot said he was flying to a private airstrip in the mountains where he had never been before.  He circled the airstrip to permit his friend in another airplane to taxi clear of the runway.  The pilot reported that while on final approach, the aircraft encountered a downdraft, and even with full power, it impacted a sagebrush covered hill short of the runway.  The engine mount and firewall were damaged.

## Factual narrative

The pilot said he was flying to a private airstrip in the mountains where he had never been before.  He circled the airstrip to permit his friend in another airplane to taxi clear of the runway.  The pilot reported that while on final approach, the aircraft encountered a downdraft, and even with full power, it impacted a sagebrush covered hill short of the runway.  The engine mount and firewall were damaged.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3007G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3007G), registered now, S/N 5699, built 1959 (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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5699
- Engines: Continental C85 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Raymond R. Foley
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 42U, Morgan, UT
- Destination: PRIV, Morgan, UT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 69; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 314 total, 200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 20070518006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070518006689A), May 18, 2007: Univar F1, Morgan, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Was high on approach and circled once to the right while descending to land on the freshly mowed Private grass landing strip. Was still in the right turn…

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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