- Date
- August 26, 1979
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3727HErco 415-D
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790826019329A
- Case key
- 135238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1721 79/8/26 EL PASO,TX ERCO 415-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 66, 211 TIME - 0930 N3727H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST TEXAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3727H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Texas
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3727H · 1
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