- Date
- April 23, 1966
- Place
- Crystal River, FL · CRYSTAL RIVER, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N99176Ercoupe 415-D
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201500
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3969 66/4/23 CRYSTAL RIVER FLA ERCOUPE 415-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 62 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N99176 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMOSASSA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- RIGHT MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR ROTOR GEAR FAILED. TERRAIN AHEAD UNSUITABLE.PLT TRIED TO LAND ON AIRPORT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99176
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Homosassa
N99176Registration cancelled Aug 23, 2018 · Ercoupe 415-DAirframe modelErcoupe 415-DEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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