- Date
- December 10, 1972
- Place
- St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94114Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169210
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4027 72/12/10 ST.PETERSBURG,FLA ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 658 TIME - 1015 N94114 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 595 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRE VERDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VENICE,FLA ST.PETERSBURG,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - SANDY FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- DRAGGED AREA LOOKING FOR STRIP.LND TO WEST OF RWY,RAN INTO SOFT SAND.RWY UNMARKED & UNIMPROVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94114
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Terre Verde
N94114Registered now · Engineering & Research 415-CAirframe modelEngineering & Research 415-CEngine modelContinental C85 series
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