Forney F-1A N3542H
16 December 1970 · Rosamond, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1970 at about 14:00 local time, a Forney F-1A registered N3542H was involved in an accident during in flight near Rosamond, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rosamond, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Forney F-1A
- Registration
- N3542H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lancaster, Calif → Fresno, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4592
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
VFR ON TOP,12500FT, OVR MTNS.UN MNTN ALT, DSCND INTO CLOUDS, TOPS 10000FT.ENCNTRD TURB, ICING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Forney F-1A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1970 | Forney F-1A | Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1968 | Forney F-1A | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1972 | Forney F-1A | Clearbrook, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1972 | Forney F-1A | Phillipsburg, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Forney F-1A | Mobridge, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1974 | Forney F-1A | McNeal, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |