- Date
- July 4, 1977
- Place
- Sterling, IL · STERLING, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N93861Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770704032829A
- Case key
- 146063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3144 77/7/4 STERLING,IL ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 45, 59 TOTAL TIME - 1710 N93861 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HALVERSON RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STERLING,IL STERLING,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- ACFT SPECS REQ 2200 FT FOR T.O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93861
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Halverson Rla
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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