# NTSB UNK69X0116: Forney F-1, N7555C, St Eustatius, NA (Atlantic Ocean), April 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1969
- Place: St Eustatius, NA (Atlantic Ocean) · ST EUSTATIUS,NA, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0072  69/4/15    ST EUSTATIUS,NA     FORNEY F-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N7555C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  42, 40 TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST CROIX                    GUADELOUPE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF NETHERLAND ANTILLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7555C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7555C-1993-04-15), registration cancelled 1993-04-15, S/N 5672 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FORNEY F-1
- Registry model: [Forney F-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/forney-f-1) (registry code 0420202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7555C (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 MIA93FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA065), Feb 8, 1993: Forney Ercoupe F-1 (N7555C), Aguadilla, PR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: EXCESSIVE ELEVATOR CONTROL INPUT BY AN UNKNOWN OCCUPANT AT AN AIRSPEED ABOVE MANEUVERING SPEED WHICH CAUSED BOTH FORWARD WING SPARS TO FAIL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO…

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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