- Date
- February 28, 1975
- Place
- Smyrna, DE · SMYRNA, DE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N93781Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750228004449A
- Case key
- 148285
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0657 75/2/28 SMYRNA,DE ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N93781 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMYRNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MILFORD,DE RETURN SMYRNA,DE 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- GOOD SOD COVER,SMOOTH RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93781
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smyrna
N93781Registration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine 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.