MIA72FLA33

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415-C · Keystone Hts, FL · March 11, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 11, 1972
Place
Keystone Hts, FL · KEYSTONE HTS, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3197HErco 415-C
Status
Completed · report February 6, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166318

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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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3-1525  72/3/11    KEYSTONE HTS,FLA    ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 155
        TIME - 1130                    N3197H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEYSTONE HEIGHTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEYSTONE HTS,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT HANGAR.PARKING BRAKE RELEASED ON OTHER OCCASIONS ENG RUNNING.NO ONE IN PLANE

Aircraft

Registration
N3197H
Reported as
Erco 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Keystone Heights

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.