FTW70DRA22

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415-E · Houston, TX · June 7, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 7, 1970
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N94796Erco 415-E
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
124477

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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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3-2461   70/6/7    HOUSTON,TEX         ERCO 415-E          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N94796              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKESIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED ON LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N94796
Reported as
Erco 415-E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lakeside

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.