- Date
- July 7, 1968
- Place
- B.Crossroads, VA · B.CROSSROADS, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N99783Ercoupe 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109792
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1903 68/7/7 B.CROSSROADS,VA. ERCOUPE 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 218 TIME - 1045 N99783 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASH-VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- RUDDER CONTROLS CONNECTED REVERSE DIRECTION.STRUCK N3983V-N2491Q. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99783
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wash-Va
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