Forney F-1 N3007G

Summary

On 18 May 2007 at about 17:30 local time, a Forney F-1 registered N3007G was involved in an accident near Morgan, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 May 2007 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Morgan, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.9711, -111.7036

Aircraft

Forney F-1

Registration

N3007G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morgan → Morgan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA128

Nobody was injured.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.