# Accident 20190402015449A: Berkey Gary S-6ES, Lafe, AR, April 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2019, 17:31 local time
- Place: Lafe, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2044° N, 90.5489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-90.5489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N265GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265GB-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Berkey Gary S-6ES (registry code 05607PJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/berkey-gary-s-6es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERKEY GARY S-6ES
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190402015449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON APRIL 2ND 2019, A NON-CERTIFICATED AIRMEN WITH A DENIED MEDICAL  DATED 08/30/1994 FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL AMETURE BUILT S-6ES CRASHED DURING LANDING.  AIRMEN APPROACHED A GRASS STRIP LOW AND STRUCK THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO A FENCE ROW, TEARING OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND BEND THE LEFT WING UP, BENDING THE WING SPAR RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN19LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA116), Apr 2, 2019: Berkey S-6ES (N265GB), Lafe, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glidepath while landing toward the sun, which resulted in impact with vegetation and a subsequent loss of control.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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