- Date
- April 20, 1974
- Place
- South Haven, MI · SOUTH HAVEN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2650HErco 415-D
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740420012569A
- Case key
- 124393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1072 74/4/20 SOUTH HAVEN,MICH ERCO 415-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 49 TOTAL TIME - 1645 N2650H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH HAVEN,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- CHUCK HOLE ABT 2FT DEEP,2FT WIDE IN DISPLACED THRESHOLD.DRG TURN ONTO RWY NOSEWHEEL ENTRD HOLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2650H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Haven
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.