FTW70D0120

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415C · Sweetwater, OK · July 28, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1969
Place
Sweetwater, OK · SWEETWATER, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N94343Erco 415C
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163961

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4746  69/7/28    SWEETWATER,OKLA     ERCO 415C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N94343              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELER,TEX                 SHAWNEE,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT AFTER 20MIN OF FLT,LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N94343
Reported as
Erco 415C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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