# NTSB NYC65D0138: FS Bert BF4, N62F, Finleyville, PA, March 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1965
- Place: Finleyville, PA · FINLEYVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2528° N, 80.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Finleyville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2528&lon=-80.0020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62F-1969-08-18), registration cancelled 1969-08-18, S/N 1C (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FS BERT BF4
- Registry model: [Bert Floyd S BF-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bert-floyd-s-bf-4) (registry code 0563287) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Finleyville

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.

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