- Date
- March 31, 1973
- Place
- Catalina, AZ · CATALINA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3737HErco 415-D
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730331008719A
- Case key
- 170624
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0876 73/3/31 CATALINA,ARIZ ERCO 415-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 52, 1 TIME - 1400 N3737H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAVE BULLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CATALINA,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3737H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brave Bulls
N3737HRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · 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.