- Date
- February 21, 1981
- Place
- Carlisle, IN · CARLISLE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94773Erco 415-E
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810221004719A
- Case key
- 127398
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0336 81/2/21 CARLISLE,IN ERCO 415-E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 250 TIME - 1345 N94773 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,IN SULLIVAN,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- BOLT,AN 5-26,SECURING AILERON CHAIN & CABLE ASSYS,FOUND BROKEN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94773
- Reported as
- Erco 415-E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N94773Registration cancelled Sep 11, 2013 · Ercoupe EAirframe modelErcoupe EEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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