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    Airframe Family: Consolidated Fleet 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 Fawn/8/10/11/14/16 Finch/21/PT-6/N2Y
    Latest Model:Finch II
    Last Military Serial:4462 RCAF
    Construction Number:284
    Last Civil Registration:C-FPFF
    Compressed ID:Fleet Finch II sn 4462 RCAF cn 284...
    Latest Owner or Location:Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Gatineau, QC

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Finch II by Fleet.

    3 June 1940

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 4462.

    Transferred to No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School, Windsor Mills, PQ.

    1 June 1942

    Damaged.
    Evaluated as Category B.

    13 March 1944

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    28 April 1972

    Certificate of airworthiness for N162V (FLEET 16B, 284) issued.

    By 14 August 1972

    To unknown owner with c/r N162V.

    14 August 1972

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA73FKQ03: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Mccomb-pike Airport, Mccomb, MS. This was a local flight from Mccomb, MS. Suffered a hard landing on touch down. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. The factors included; overload failure. Report remarks include: Pilot added full power and lost control.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    14 June 2000

    To John W. Henrich, Eden, NY keeping c/r N162V.

    19 June 2000

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Skyhaven Airport (DAW) Rochester, NH, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The airplane touched down on the runway, slowed to approximately 20 mph and then ground looped to the left. During the event, the airplane stayed on the runway. The pilot then taxied the airplane to the hangar. An external examination of the airplane revealed only minor damage to the left wing, but an internal inspection showed that the wooden-wing spar had cracked...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    Based at Eden, NY.
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    3 June 2010

    To MTW Aviation Inc Trustee, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N162V.

    By 4 July 2010

    In the inventory of Vintage Wings of Canada, Gatineau, QC.
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    4 July 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec.

    4 July 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec.

    4 July 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec.

    4 July 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec.

    4 July 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec.

    4 July 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec.

    13 November 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Vintage Wings of Canada at the Gatineau Airport in Quebec.

    30 December 2010

    Civil registration, N162V, cancelled.

    4 March 2011

    To Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Ottawa, ON with new c/r C-FPFF.

    2 April 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    2 April 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    31 July 2011


    Photographer: Todd Royer
    Notes: EAA Airventure 2011

    9 June 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Wings and Wheels show at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum at the former CFB Rockcliffe in Ottawa, Ontario.

    2 January 2014

    Civil registration, C-FPFF, cancelled.

    25 April 2014

    To 6565441 Canada Inc, Ottawa, ON with new c/r C-FPFF.

    17 April 2015

    To Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Gatineau, QC keeping c/r C-FPFF.

    22 February 2017

    Civil registration, C-FPFF, cancelled.

    28 February 2017

    To 6565441 Canada Inc, Ottawa, ON with new c/r C-FPFF.

    6 June 2019

    To Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Gatineau, QC keeping c/r C-FPFF.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Canadian Military Aircraft - Serials and Photographs by J. A. Griffin
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers by Brian Walker
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Transport Canada

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    Mike Henniger

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