- Date
- August 11, 1976
- Place
- Quincy, FL · QUINCY, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99731Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760811027879A
- Case key
- 155376
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2514 76/8/11 QUINCY,FL ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1820 N99731 PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE AGE 31, 1500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 231 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUINCY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALLAHASSEE,FL QUINCY,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 100LL FUEL,LOW COMPRESSION ENG.STALLED INTO TREES. TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE AT DESTINATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99731
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Quincy
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.