- Date
- August 11, 1980
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N93987Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800811034869A
- Case key
- 129130
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2428 80/8/11 NR.KISSIMMEE,FL ERCO 415-C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1700 TIME - 1900 N93987 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KISSIMMEE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KISSIMMEE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CORROSION DEPOSITS FND IN FUEL PUMP & CARB.CARB JETS CLOGGED.3HRS SINCE ANNUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93987
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kissimmee Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.