- Date
- June 20, 1972
- Place
- Fremont, OH · FREMONT, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N87094Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117662
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2350 72/6/20 FREMONT,OHIO ERCO 415-C CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1922 N87094 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 66, 7650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SLAGER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREMONT,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES 52 FT AGL 15 FT FROM THRESHOLD OF PLTS OWN ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87094
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Slager
N87094Registration cancelled Jan 28, 2019 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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