- Date
- October 6, 1967
- Place
- Cartersville, VA · CARTERSVILLE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N99538Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113971
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3995 67/10/6 NR.CARTERSVILLE,VA ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N99538 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- SUCCESSFUL FORCE LNDG DUE TO ENGINE MALFUNCTION,T/O FROM PASTURE STRUCK LIME PILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99538
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage