- Date
- July 28, 1973
- Place
- Ashland, VA · ASHLAND, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3930HErco 415-D
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730728025989A
- Case key
- 189128
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2568 73/7/28 ASHLAND,VA ERCO 415-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 205 TIME - 1800 N3930H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HANOVER,VA ASHLAND,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- SPOT LDG USING RWY EDGE,T/D BFR,GR HIT RWY LIP,COLLAPSED SECOND LDG ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3930H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanover Mun
N3930HRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Ercoupe 415-CDAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CDEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.