FTW73DQG05

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415-C · Canyon, TX · July 13, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1972
Place
Canyon, TX · CANYON, TX
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2108HErco 415-C
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167344

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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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3-2389  72/7/13  NR.CANYON,TEX         ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 25,
        TIME - 0520                    N2108H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  15 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CANYON,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OPENED THROTTLE RAPIDLY ON RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE FORCED LDG.PLT HAD NO DUAL INSTRUCTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N2108H
Reported as
Erco 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.