CHI70FDJ17

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415-C · Evansville, WI · May 6, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1970
Place
Evansville, WI · EVANSVILLE, WI
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2362HErco 415-C
Status
Completed · report August 20, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
125956

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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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3-0738   70/5/6    EVANSVILLE,WIS      ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 133
        TIME - 1240                    N2362H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,WIS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LND HALFWAY DOWN SHORT STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2362H
Reported as
Erco 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Farm Strip

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.