- Date
- March 12, 1973
- Place
- Amana, IA · AMANA, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2395HErco 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730312008649A
- Case key
- 170568
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0908 73/3/12 AMANA,IOWA ERCO 415-C CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 63 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N2395H PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HURSH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAVENPORT,IOWA AMANA,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAXI: FROM LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RAMP/TAXIWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE GR ENTRD A 6IN DEEP RUT THAT HAD BEEN FILLED IN WITH SAND.TAXIWAY WET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2395H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hursh Field
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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.