- Date
- April 27, 1974
- Place
- Dekalb, IL · DEKALB, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N99214Erco 415-CD
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125949
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2318 74/4/27 DEKALB,ILL ERCO 415-CD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 14 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N99214 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHANTOM ACRES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEKALB,ILL 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 - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99214
- Reported as
- Erco 415-CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Phantom Acres
N99214Registration cancelled Oct 24, 2023 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental C85 series
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