LAX80DUG41

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415-C · Redlands, CA · June 18, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 18, 1980
Place
Redlands, CA · REDLANDS, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N99351Erco 415-C
Status
Completed · report August 5, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800618022049A
Case key
130947

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1425  80/6/18    REDLANDS,CA         ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0715                    N99351              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 51, 10650 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                REDLANDS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT HAND PROPPED ENG,ACFT JUMPED CHOCKS,HIT CESSNA 170,N3566C.

Aircraft

Registration
N99351
Reported as
Erco 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Redlands

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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.