# NTSB UNK65X0292: Forney 18, N7534C, Delta, CO, October 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1964
- Place: Delta, CO · DELTA, CO
- Location: 38.7574° N, 108.0880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7574&lon=-108.0880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0292
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0292

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3231  64/10/16 NR.DELTA COLO         FORNEY 18           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 193
        TIME - 1700                    N7534C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7534C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7534C-2019-02-09), registration cancelled 2019-02-09, S/N 5649, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FORNEY 18
- Registry model: [Forney 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-415-cd) (registry code 0420334) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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