- Date
- February 13, 1966
- Place
- Baraboo, WI · BARABOO, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N99772Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174056
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0026 66/2/13 NR.BARABOO WIS ERCO 415-C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 150 TIME - 1400 N99772 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF OFF AIRPORT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE 3000 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE NONE NONE TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 30 330 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. PILOT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99772
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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