- Date
- October 21, 1979
- Place
- Camila, GA · CAMILA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99982Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791021029799A
- Case key
- 132723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3647 79/10/21 NR.CAMILA,GA ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 200 TIME - 1600 N99982 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYNTS AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMILA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- FUSELAGE SKIN RIVETS SHEARED IN SEVERAL PLACES.L WG SPAR & COVER FUSELAGE AFT OF FIREWALL BUCKLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99982
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flynts Airstrip
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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.