- Date
- September 17, 1972
- Place
- Sebastion, FL · SEBASTION, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N94015Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167617
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1591 72/9/17 SEBASTION,FLA ERCO 415-C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 49, UNK/NR TIME - 2100 N94015 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEBASTION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEBASTION,FLA FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM CLOSED UNLTD RWY. MADE LOW LEVEL TURN AND HIT PWR LINES. OVER MAX GROSS WT 57 LBS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94015
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sebastion
N94015Registration cancelled Jun 25, 1973 · Engineering & Research 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research 415-C
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