- Date
- December 16, 1965
- Place
- Londonderry Tp, PA · LONDONDERRY TP, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2205HErcoupe 415-C
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174333
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3826 65/12/16 LONDONDERRY TP PA ERCOUPE 415-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 240 TIME - 1500 N2205H PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.INADEQUATE AREA FOR TAKEOFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2205H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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