NYC66F0129

NTSB accident investigation · Forney 415-C · Spring Valley, NY · June 17, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1965
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N99463Forney 415-C
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177666

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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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3-2020  65/6/17    SPRING VALLEY NY    FORNEY 415-C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 114
        TIME - 0828                    N99463              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-FLEX BRAKE LINE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N99463
Reported as
Forney 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ramapo Valley

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.