- Date
- September 23, 1966
- Place
- Zephyrhills, FL · ZEPHYRHILLS, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2531HErcoupe 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121260
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2829 66/9/23 NR.ZEPHYRHILLS FLA ERCOUPE 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 299 TIME - 1100 N2531H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PILOT RECOVERED JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH GROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2531H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2531HRegistration cancelled Nov 15, 2019 · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-CEngine modelContinental C85 series
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