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FTW92LA128

1992-05-10 · MASON, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N3009G

Make / Model
FORNEY F-1
Year of manufacture
1959 · 33 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19590930
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A322EC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S DELAY IN PROCEEDING TO A SUITABLE ALTERNATE WHEN HIS FUEL STATE BECAME QUESTIONABLE AND HIS SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE OFF AIRPORT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS ON LANDING.

Factual narrative

AFTER RECEIVING A WEATHER BRIEFING WHICH INDICATED FAVORABLE WEATHER, THE PILOT DEPARTED ON HIS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. EN ROUTE, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE HEAD WINDS AND ELECTED TO PROCEED TO HIS PLANNED ALTERNATE TO REFUEL. UPON ARRIVAL IN THE ALTERNATE AREA, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATED WEATHER AND COULD NOT FIND THE AIRPORT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, REALIZING THAT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY IN GUSTY WINDS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT WING STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_FTW92LA128.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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