Fournier RF4D N7752
12 July 1971 · Sibley, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 July 1971 at about 16:30 local time, a Fournier RF4D registered N7752, operated by Wonder Whip Co, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sibley, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sibley, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sibley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fournier RF4D
- Registration
- N7752
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wonder Whip Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Milford, Iowa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2658
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
FAILED TO LOCK COCKPIT CANOPY.BLEW OPEN AFTER TKOF DISRUPTED AIRFLOW.ACFT UNCTLBL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fournier RF4D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1971 | Fournier RF4D | Park City, Utah, United States | Sportavia of N | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Fournier RF4D | Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States | Sport Avia of | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1968 | Fournier RF4D | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1977 | Fournier RF4D | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1982 | Fournier RF4D | Rialto, California, United States | John Robinson | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |