- Date
- April 13, 1975
- Place
- Strongsville, OH · STRONGSVILLE, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2491HErco 415C
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750413012209A
- Case key
- 148436
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1085 75/4/13 STRONGSVILLE,OH ERCO 415C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 321 TIME - 1814 N2491H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STRONGSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP STRONGSVILLE,OH RETURN LORAIN,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- HIT TREE ABT 35FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2491H
- Reported as
- Erco 415C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strongsville
N2491HRegistration cancelled Jun 3, 1975 · Engineering & Research 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research 415-C
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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.