- Date
- August 11, 1968
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3544HErco 415-CD
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108099
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4947 68/8/11 NR.EL PASO,TEX ERCO 415-CD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 723 TIME - 1215 N3544H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 501 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSWELL,N MEX EL PASO,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LNDD DUE LO OIL PRES.T/D IN CRAB AVOIDING FENCE SEEN JUST PRIOR T/D.CAUSE OF LO OIL PRES UNDTRMD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3544H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3544HRegistered now · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CDAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CDEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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