NYC65D0138

NTSB accident investigation · FS Bert BF4 · Finleyville, PA · March 30, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1965
Place
Finleyville, PA · FINLEYVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N62FFS Bert BF4
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179063

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0702  65/3/30    FINLEYVILLE PA      FS BERT BF4         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N62F                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 49, 5100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FINLEYVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N62F
Reported as
FS Bert BF4
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Finleyville

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.