- Date
- May 20, 1966
- Place
- Harlan, IA · HARLAN, IA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N99695Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171889
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2216 66/5/20 HARLAN IOWA ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2005 N99695 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 22, 1100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARLAN MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DIRT AND WATER IN FUEL STRAINER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99695
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harlan Municipal
N99695Registration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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