# NTSB SEA68D0143: Forney F-1, N7551C, Jordan, MT, August 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1967
- Place: Jordan, MT · JORDAN, MT
- Location: 47.3211° N, 106.9099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jordan, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3211&lon=-106.9099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4306  67/8/14    JORDAN,MONT         FORNEY F-1          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N7551C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JORDAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO LNDG. PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7551C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7551C), registered now, S/N 5668 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jordan

## Other investigations on N7551C (1)

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 SEA96LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA203), Aug 25, 1996: Forney F-1 (N7551C), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to adequately service the engine with oil before flight, which resulted in a loss of oil pressure and a subsequent forced landing. The high vegetation and embankment at the forced…

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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