- Date
- August 13, 1981
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3862HErco 415-CD
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810813049529A
- Case key
- 123955
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2393 81/8/13 SACRAMENTO,CA ERCO 415-CD CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N3862H PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 58, 13000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIEGO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- L MAIN GEAR HIT PILE OF DIRT APRX 50FT FM APCH END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3862H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Riego
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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.