- Date
- February 26, 1965
- Place
- Simi, CA · SIMI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3720HErcoupe 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0075 65/2/26 NR.SIMI CALIF ERCOUPE 415-C CR- 1 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 102 TIME - 1240 N3720H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- SURVIVOR STATED THEY FLEW INTO A BOX CANYON,AND WERE UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT.STUDENT CHECKING OUT PVT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3720H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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