- Date
- November 15, 1970
- Place
- Gardner, KS · GARDNER, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N94824Erco 415-E
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159222
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4171 70/11/15 GARDNER,KANS ERCO 415-E CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1515 N94824 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 39, 336 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDNER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARDNER,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- RUDDER CABLES CROSSED BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR RUDDER BELL CRANKS. 3RD FLT SINCE ANNUAL INSPECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94824
- Reported as
- Erco 415-E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gardner
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