- Date
- December 14, 1974
- Place
- Bountiful, UT · BOUNTIFUL, UT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N87276Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741214042929A
- Case key
- 144991
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4153 74/12/14 BOUNTIFUL,UT ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 170 TIME - 1640 N87276 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOUNTIFUL SKYPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOUNTIFUL,UT SPANISH FORK,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH ICE ON AIRFRAME.UNABLE TO CLIMB,CRASH LNDD TO AVOID PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87276
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bountiful Skypark
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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