- Date
- August 5, 1969
- Place
- Paola, KS · PAOLA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N99662Erco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165001
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2642 69/8/5 PAOLA,KANS ERCO 415-C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 425 TIME - 1815 N99662 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OSAWATOMIE-PAOLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAOLA,KANS PAOLA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- PLT LOST CONTROL DURING ROLL.FABRIC SEPARATED FROM BOTH WINGS DURING RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99662
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Osawatomie-Paola
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