- Date
- September 20, 1973
- Place
- Portage, WI · PORTAGE, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2244HErco 415C
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730920031669A
- Case key
- 188547
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2909 73/9/20 PORTAGE,WIS ERCO 415C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 73, 481 TIME - 1110 N2244H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 334 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JUNEAU,WIS PORTAGE,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- PILOT LANDED IN CRABBED ATTITUDE. SCUFFED NOSE TIRE SIDEWALL ON PAVEMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2244H
- Reported as
- Erco 415C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portage
N2244HRegistered now · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CEngine modelContinental C85 series
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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.