Event FTW86LA143

1986-08-05 WAGONER, Oklahoma, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3026G

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

FORNEY F-1A

Year of manufacture

1960 · 26 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19600402

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A329F1

Registrant of record

VAUGHN EDWARD J

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3026G Forney F-1A None

Factual narrative

AN 80 YR OLD STU PLT WITH AN EXPIRED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS USING AUTO FUEL IN THE ACFT WITHOUT AN STC. FAA RECORDS FORTHE ACFT SHOWED A SALE WAS PENDING FOR SVRL YRS. DURING FLT, THE PLT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN 'RUNNING ROUGHER THAN USUAL.' JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES & CRASHED. THE REASON FOR THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE WAS NOT DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86LA143.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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