NYC67D0255

NTSB accident investigation · Erco 415-C · Spring Valley, NY · August 21, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 21, 1966
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2062HErco 415-C
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121696

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2495  66/8/21    SPRING VALLEY NY    ERCO 415-C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 60, 115
        TIME - 1820                    N2062H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMPO VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N2062H
Reported as
Erco 415-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rampo Valley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.