- Date
- May 9, 1973
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N99644Erco 415-CD
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730509011729A
- Case key
- 190623
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1137 73/5/9 CASA GRANDE,ARIZ ERCO 415-CD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 318 TIME - 1710 N99644 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE POINT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASA GRANDE,ARIZ ELOY,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99644
- Reported as
- Erco 415-CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Three Point
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N99644 · 1
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