NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW85LRG02
Registry · N5MF
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
FREY TIGER BIRD F-1
Year of manufacture
1973 · 12 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800306
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A63657
Registrant of record
FREY MICHAEL L III
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PLT REPORTED TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE ON THE FIRST 100 FT OF THE RWY AND AS THE ACFT SLOWED TO APRX 10 MPH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE ACFT TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP AND DOWN A 5 FT, 45 DEG BANK WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE PLT ATTRIBUTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE X-WIND, GRAVEL AIRSTRIP AND POOR JUDGEMENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_FTW85LRG02.txt.
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