- Date
- October 21, 1973
- Place
- Trenton, NE · TRENTON, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2605HErco 415C
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731021036039A
- Case key
- 188054
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3496 73/10/21 TRENTON,NEBR ERCO 415C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 343 TIME - 1000 N2605H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 327 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRENTON,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SANDY REMARKS- LNDD ON RD ADJ TO OWNERS FARM FLD NOSEWHEEL ENTRD LOOSE SOIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2605H
- Reported as
- Erco 415C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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