- Date
- March 4, 1976
- Place
- Palm Springs, CA · PALM SPRINGS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N94135Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760304006439A
- Case key
- 153170
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0475 76/3/4 PALM SPRINGS,CA ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 47, 87 TOTAL TIME - 1313 N94135 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALM SPRINGS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- STARTED ENG,GOT OUT.ACFT ROLLED INTO CESSNA 421 N4048L,SUBSTL DMG.PARKING BRAKE MALF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94135
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palm Springs Muni
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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.