- Date
- March 3, 1971
- Place
- Desert Cntr, CA · DESERT CNTR, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94129Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160580
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0983 71/3/3 DESERT CNTR,CALIF ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 311 TIME - 1845 N94129 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE MTN STATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IRON MOUNTAIN,CALIF DESERT CNTR,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- ONE WAY STRIP.THOUGHT CAR,LIGHTS BLINKING,ATMTG TO ALINE ACFT WITH RWY.HIT ROCKS OFF RWY DRG COR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94129
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eagle Mtn Station
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